Objective: Assess the level of health literacy of adults, with and without hypertension, treated in three basic health units (UBS) in Picos, Piauí. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 357 adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, and literacy was assessed by the Test of Functional Literacy in Adults. Descriptive analysis was performed followed by the associatio...
Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological profile and adherence to the treatment of hypertensive elderly. Method: quantitative, descriptive study, carried out in two basic health units with 145 elderly hypertensives who answered the questionnaire of adherence to the treatment of hypertension (QATSAH) through a home visit. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, from tables and figures. R...