Risk factors associated with arterial hypertension in elderly
Journal Title: Revista Brasileira de Educação e Saúde - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Systemic Arterial Hypertension is a clinical condition with multiple causes and is defined by elevated and sustained blood arterial pressure levels, being considered one of the main chronic non transmissible diseases that affect the elderly population. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with hypertension in the elderly. The present article deals with an integrative review, with a search carried out in the Virtual Health Library, through the LILACS, BDENF and MEDLINE databases, associated with the SciELO repository, between 2010 and 2015 years, using the descriptors combined and synthesis of the data by through tabulations. Senility, female gender, overweight, worse self-perception of health, non-adherence to treatment, functional disability, depression and physical inactivity were evidenced as risk factors for hypertension in the elderly. The results show the role of risk factors for the development and complications of hypertension, but they are also signals for the early detection and for the expansion of the interventions of prevention and control measures in the different health care spheres.
Authors and Affiliations
Suzane Albuquerque dos Santos Fukahori, Camila Gomes de Moura Nascimento, Simone Lugon da Silva Almeida, João Victor Batista Cabral
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- DOI 10.18378/rebes.v7i1.4488
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