Importance of lifestyles in hypertensive older adults. Senior Center“Renta Luque”. 2019
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2021, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Arterial Hypertension is a disease of multiple etiology, characterized by persistent elevation of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure or both figures. Objective: To determine the lifestyles of hypertensive older adults at the "Renta Luque" Senior Center 2019. Being the variables of the study lifestyles that consists of three dimensions, nutrition, physical activity and harmful habits. Materialsandmethods: The research was carried out using the quantitative descriptive method. The sample of this study consisted of 100 older adults of both sexes aged between 60 and 80 years, with arterial hypertension. The questionnaire validated by experts in research methodology and medical specialists, consisting of 21 items of different criteria related to lifestyle, was applied to learn about lifestyles. Results: With the information from the results of the questionnaire, an analysis was made, presenting a graphic synthesis of the most relevant results of this information. Theresultsof this study will serve as a basis to promote, with real foundations, the practice of physical activity, nutrition and harmful habits in the acquisition of healthy habits in the national population, generating the contribution for subsequent studies on the relationship of these same variables in different populations. Conclusion: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is vital to ensure the quality of life of this age group. It is important that they have permanent psychological support, in addition to strict nutritional control and passive exercises such as yoga to avoid the high level of stress that older adults usually present, especially with comorbidities such as arterial hypertension
Authors and Affiliations
Mauro Alejandro Alonzo Vélez, Mónica Lisette Valle Gurumendi, Josué Antonio Cardoso Castillo
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