Background and Objectives: Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) is a health condition that represents a global public health problem and its relation with the hormone cortisol is not yet widely understood. Thus, the present study aimed to identify in the literature the association among the SAH, the hormone cortisol and the clinical methods used to evaluate this relationship. Methods: An integrative literature ...
This study aimed to seek the evidence available in the literature regarding the factors related to adherence to treatment for systemic hypertension. It used the method of integrative review in the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, and LILACS, using the keywords: hypertension, compliance, non-compliance, adherence, non-adherence, patient compliance, in the period 2004-2008, and articles in Portuguese, English and Spani...
Objetivou-se buscar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre os fatores relacionados à adesão ao tratamento da hipertensão arterial sistêmica. Adotou-se método da revisão integrativa nas bases de dados MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, com as palavras chave:hypertension, compliance, non compliance, adherence, non adherence, patient compliance, no período entre 2004-2008, artigos nos idiomas português, inglês e espa...
This study aimed to seek the evidence available in the literature regarding the factors related to adherence to treatment for systemic hypertension. It used the method of integrative review in the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, and LILACS, using the keywords: hypertension, compliance, non-compliance, adherence, non-adherence, patient compliance, in the period 2004 – 2008, and articles in Portuguese, English and Spa...