Arterial Hypertension as seen by the Hypertensive: The Attribution of Meanings by a Low Income Population
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| author | Márcia T. Lima |
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| contents | Arterial Hypertension as seen by the Hypertensive: The Attribution of Meanings by a Low Income Population Márcia T. Lima Júlia S. N. F. Bucher José Wellington de Oliveira Lima Vera S. S. Braga Psicología education Hypertension quality of life This study aims at comprehension of the meanings attributed by low income hypertensive individuals regardingarterial hypertension (AH) and its treatment. Four focus groups were organized, with 13 men and 15 womenliving in a community on the outskirts of Fortaleza, in the Northeast of Brazil. We perceive that the meaningsexpressed by the hypertensive are tied to emotions and to social and economic issues present in their lifestyle, and that it is of fundamental importance to listen to them in order to construct strategies for educationalintervention. Furthermore, the difficulties mentioned with regard to health services point to a need to alsodevelop systemic strategies, in view of the fact that attitudinal and behavioral change on the part of thoseresponsible for the health system also leads to changes in users attitudes and behavior. 2005 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28439309 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.3 Vol.39 |
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| spellingShingle | Arterial Hypertension as seen by the Hypertensive: The Attribution of Meanings by a Low Income Population Márcia T. Lima Psicología education Hypertension quality of life Arterial Hypertension as seen by the Hypertensive: The Attribution of Meanings by a Low Income Population Márcia T. Lima Júlia S. N. F. Bucher José Wellington de Oliveira Lima Vera S. S. Braga Psicología education Hypertension quality of life This study aims at comprehension of the meanings attributed by low income hypertensive individuals regardingarterial hypertension (AH) and its treatment. Four focus groups were organized, with 13 men and 15 womenliving in a community on the outskirts of Fortaleza, in the Northeast of Brazil. We perceive that the meaningsexpressed by the hypertensive are tied to emotions and to social and economic issues present in their lifestyle, and that it is of fundamental importance to listen to them in order to construct strategies for educationalintervention. Furthermore, the difficulties mentioned with regard to health services point to a need to alsodevelop systemic strategies, in view of the fact that attitudinal and behavioral change on the part of thoseresponsible for the health system also leads to changes in users attitudes and behavior. 2005 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28439309 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.3 Vol.39 |
| title | Arterial Hypertension as seen by the Hypertensive: The Attribution of Meanings by a Low Income Population |
| topic | Psicología education Hypertension quality of life |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28439309 |