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Importance of nursing home care for blood pressure control in people with hypertension
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Abstract Objective: To describe the effect of home care nursing in knowledge, hospitalization and blood pressure levels in
patients with hypertension treated impaired. Method: quantitative research with a retrospective design, made from
the database extension project developed in a basic health unit of a... view more
Objective: To describe the effect of home care nursing in knowledge, hospitalization and blood pressure levels in
patients with hypertension treated impaired. Method: quantitative research with a retrospective design, made from
the database extension project developed in a basic health unit of a municipality in the metropolitan region of
Curitiba-PR. The activities included in the project were educational group and follow-up at home for 12 months. The
sample consisted of 16 users with hypertension. Results: There was a higher frequency of women with a mean age of
63 year old. There was improvement in knowledge about hypertension, reduction in the rate of hospital admission due
to hypertensive crisis and increase in the proportion of individuals with controlled blood pressure. Conclusion: The
home care was effective in controlling blood pressure.... view less
Keywords
nursing; Brazil; hypertension; home care
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Free Keywords
Hypertension
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 3819-3827
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n2p3819
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; reviewed