Abstract

MARTIN ALFONSO, Libertad; SAIRO AGRAMONTE, Magaly  and  BAYARRE VEA, Héctor D.. Frecuencia de cumplimiento del tratamiento médico en pacientes hipertensos. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

In medical practice, a substantial part of treatment is the responsibility of the patient, so the non-fulfillment of prescriptions has turned into a contemporary serious health problem. The present research identifies the frequency of adherence to treatment by hypertensive patients, both in a general way and by variables such as sex, age, schooling and occupation. A cross-sectional study was performed on 103 patients from several family doctor´s offices within the health area cared for by "Carlos J. Finlay" teaching polyclinics located in Marianao municipality, City of Havana. A tailor-made questionnaire was used, whose more relevant results were that 52.4% of patients complied with the treatment and that females, persons having no work and people over 60 years were the ones that mostly followed the treatment.

Keywords : HYPERTENSION [drug therapy]; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY.