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MEDISAN
versión On-line ISSN 1029-3019
Resumen
Lemongrass for treating aged persons with hypertension. MEDISAN [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.8, pp. 1061-1067. ISSN 1029-3019.
An educational intervention was performed in 30 aged persons from the Grandparents' House of Segundo Frente Municipality in Santiago de Cuba, in the quarter February to April 2009, in order to make them know the advantages of using lemongrass to control hypertension. Percentage as summary measure and the McNemar test as statistical validation were used. It was possible to increase the level of knowledge on the topic in most of the people of the series.
Palabras clave : aged person; hypertension; lemongrass; grandparents' house; educational intervention; primary health care.