INTRODUCCIÓN: La resistencia antibiótica y una inadecuada adherencia terapéutica son fenómenos que favorecen la proliferación de la tuberculosis. Los cambios sociodemográficos nos desafían a conocer la realidad actual de la enfermedad a través de antecedentes que nos permitan contextualizar un nu...
Background: Lack of compliance with medication prescription is common among older adults and hamper an adequate management of chronic conditions. Aim: To study the association between health literacy and medication adherence in older adults with chronic diseases in Temuco, Chile. Material and Methods: ...
Abstract Background Adherence to antihypertensive medication is a major challenge in the management of hypertension, and non-adherence is an important barrier to effective management of hypertension. Objectives To determine the adherence rate to hypertensive drug treatment and the factors that influe...
Abstract Background: Resistant hypertension (RH) consists of increased blood pressure (BP) despite the use of 3 or more antihypertensives or BP control only when is use of 4 or more antihypertensives. It is fundamental to exclude pseudoresistance, which can be attributed to poor therapeutic adherence. A...
Trata-se de um estudo descritivo analítico de abordagem qualitativa que teve como objetivo, a partir dos pressupostos teóricos da Epidemiologia Crítica, conhecer os processos de fragilidades e potencialidades para adesão ao tratamento com antirretrovirais (TARV) por adultos jovens que vivem com HIV/A...
A hipertensão arterial, patologia que atinge 32,5% dos brasileiros adultos e mais que 60% da população de idosos, tem contribuição direta ou indiretamente em 50% das mortes por doenças cardiovasculares. Na atualidade existe a disponibilidade de vários medicamentos anti-hipertensivos que são bem t...
SUMMARY The objective of this study was to verify the level of adherence to antiretroviral treatment and its associated factors. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on data retrieved from medical records. To achieve this, we used a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic and clinical inf...
