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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral

versión impresa ISSN 0864-2125

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CORUGEDO RODRIGUEZ, María del Carmen; MARTIN ALFONSO, Libertad  y  BAYARRE VEA, Héctor. Therapeutical support in patients presenting with high blood pressure from the "Manuel Fajardo" University Polyclinic in the Cruces municipality, Cienfuegos, 2009. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.4, pp.504-512. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: The therapeutical support in hypertensive patients becomes a very important problem at worldwide. Objectives: To describe the support levels and to identify the factors influencing on it. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in hypertensive patients from the "Manuel Piti Fajardo" University Polyclinic of the Cruces municipality in Cienfuegos province, 2009. Sample included 351 patients. Information was collected using the MGB questionnaire (Martín, Bayarre y Grau) and another one to study the factors influencing in support. Both techniques were processed using statistical procedures. Results: In study there was predominance of patients supported and also the presence of different factors related to support including: treatment and diseases features, socioeconomic and demographic factors, patient and staff features or health assistance system. Conclusions: There were demonstrated three levels of therapeutical support: total, partial and no-supported, with predominance of total supported regarding other patients.

Palabras clave : Therapeutical support; factors influencing on the support; hypertension; primary health care.

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