Adherence to anti-hypertensive treatment by the elderly: Facilitators and difficulties in the career's view

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the facilitators and hinders of adherence to antihypertensive treatment by the elderly, in the caregiver's view. This is an exploratory and qualitative study with elderly caregivers, in the area of ​​the Family Health Strategy of the Todos os Santos neighborhood, in Teresina - Piauí, with the participation of 17 caregivers for the elderly. Data collection was performed at home, and started only after the participant's acceptance by signing the Free and Informed Consent Form, and carried out through a semi-structured interview script prepared by the researchers, using mp3-type equipment for recording. of the questions and answers. The data were treated through content analysis, in a thematic way. After analysis, categories were established. The transition in the health model is important, leaving only the drug and biomedical scheme and moving to a system that interacts and knows the factors related to the person being treated, as well as their family members and caregivers, so that they are actively integrated treatment and to identify the factors that contribute to treatment adherence, as well as the factors that make it difficult.