“Factores que inciden en el abandono al tratamiento en pacientes hipertensos que acuden al centro de salud tipo “a” de Mulliquindil Santa Ana del Cantón Salcedo”

Abstract

High blood pressure and non-adherence to therapy are a serious problem for both the patient and the health system and the state in general; in the Santa Ana parish of the Cantón Salcedo it is evident the growing population of hypertensive patients in recent years, which is why it is important to identify hypertensive patients and the influencing factors in the abandonment of antihypertensive treatment in these patients. The present is a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and field study in which two data collection instruments were applied, the first one "Abandonment of antihypertensive treatment" to identify abandonment of antihypertensive treatment and the second "Instrument to evaluate the factors that influence in the adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease "for which we worked with a sample of 120 hypertensive patients. The results showed that 100% of the sample partially abandoned the antihypertensive treatment taking into account that the therapy includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, that is, a large part of the hypertensive population does not modify their lifestyles, specifically to adopt a healthy diet and the realization of physical activity. In the same way, several factors affect such abandonment as socioeconomic factors, with income that does not allow them to access the diet and the indicated pharmacological treatment.