Fatores que influenciam pacientes hipertensos na adoção de hábitos de vida saudáveis

Abstract

Diseases of the circulatory system are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil and worldwide. There are factors that predispose individuals to developing cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) that are considered modifiable or amenable to control, such as arterial hypertension , diabetes , overweight and obesity , physical inactivity , smoking, alcoholism and inadequate diet . However others can not be modified , such as age , sex, ethnicity and heredity . Arterial hypertension is the single factor that is closely linked to the development of CVD and is usually associated with behavioral risk factors conferring increased vulnerability to hypertensive individuals . Studies show the effectiveness of adopting healthy lifestyle in the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases. Thereby, this work is in an integrative literature review which aims to bring together available evidence on the factors that influence adherence to hypertensive patients on healthy lifestyles for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases . " Healthy behavior , " lifestyle " , " cardiovascular disease " and " hypertension " : Searches were conducted in the databases SciELO and LILACS, with descriptors . By inclusion and exclusion criteria 20 articles were selected. After systematic and critical analysis reading can be inferred that the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits involves the socioeconomic and cultural context in which the individual belongs , family support , knowledge about the disease , the age and time of diagnosis . Health education has proved to be an important tool for the promotion of healthy lifestyle and consequent reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease.