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Abstract Background: Uncontrolled blood pressure has been associated with poor adherence to drug treatment. Objectives: To assess blood pressure control in hypertensive patients attending primary health centers after implementation of a pharmaceutical follow-up program in a city of the north of Brazil. Methods: Observational, cross sectional, descriptive study with 163 hypertensive patients attending public primary health care centers - one located on the riverside and one in the urban area of the city of Santarem, western Pará, Brazil. Adherence to the anti-hypertensive treatment was assessed using the eight-item Morisky test. Pharmacotherapy follow-up (Dader method) of patients with uncontrolled hypertension and non-adherent to anti-hypertensive treatment was performed. Results of the normality test showed that the data did not follow a normal distribution. Continuous variables were then compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and categorical variables by the likelihood ratio and the McNemar tests. Statistical significance was set at 5%. Results: Of the total sample, 94.5% were not adherent to anti-hypertensive drug therapy and 77.2% had uncontrolled hypertension. Adherence rate was higher in men than women (p=0.006). Pharmacotherapy follow-up improved blood pressure levels, particularly systolic blood pressure (p<0.001). Conclusion: An individualized pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, considering regional and cultural specificities, can contribute to the treatment of hypertensin in the primary care.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Pharmacists , Pharmaceutical Services , Primary Health Care/methods , Medication Adherence , Hypertension/drug therapy , Personal Health Services/methods , Brazil , Health Centers , Urban Health , Drug Therapy/methods , Hypertension/prevention & controlABSTRACT
Resumo A análise do comportamento da mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) pode subsidiar medidas de prevenção e controle quanto à sua ocorrência. O objetivo deste artigo foi comparar taxas de mortalidade por DCV no município de São Caetano do Sul, no estado de São Paulo e no Brasil. Foram calculadas as taxas padronizadas de mortalidade e mortalidade proporcional por DCV de 1980 a 2010. Observou-se redução importante da mortalidade cardiovascular no período de 1980 a 2010 nas três unidades de estudo, sendo que a redução maior foi em São Caetano do Sul. O estado de São Paulo foi a unidade que apresentou maior taxa de mortalidade. Já São Caetano do Sul apresentou a maior média de mortalidade por DCV. Por outro lado, em São Caetano do Sul, a taxa de mortalidade por DCV foi três vezes maior em homens, em comparação às mulheres na faixa etária dos 30 aos 59 anos, e maior em mulheres em relação aos homens com idade superior a 60 anos. A redução dos índices é resultado da implementação de diferentes políticas de saúde pública. Todavia, são necessárias intervenções específicas voltadas a mudanças no estilo de vida, principalmente dos homens adultos e dos idosos.
Abstract Analysis of the mortality due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) can provide subsidies for preventive and control measures. The goal of this article is to compare CVD mortality rates in São Caetano do Sul, the state of São Paulo and the country as a whole. Standardized mortality and mortality due to CVD were calculated for the 1980-2010 period. We found a significant reduction in cardiovascular mortality in all three study units during this period, with the largest reduction in CVD in São Caetano do Sul. The largest mortality rate was found in the state of São Paulo. In adults 30 to 59, the CVD mortality rate in São Caetano do Sul was three times as high in men as in women, yet among adults 60 and older, CVD mortality was higher in women than in men. The lower rate is the result of implementing different healthcare policies. However, specific interventions are required that focus on changes in lifestyle, especially among adult men and the elderly.