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The arterial hypertension patient's life style and the health care

The goal is: to research the life history components' patient that influences the care with health. This is a quantitative research. The sample was 220 adult and elder patients in a Health Unit at Niterói-RJ. Four themes were analyzed: group feature, life habit, additional behavior and emotional state. 50% of the patients were from 50 until 70 years old, 38% were more than 70 years old, 81% were feminine sex, 65% have been not completed the first degree, 54% don't practice exercises, 46% have already used tobacco, 37% have been used booze, 41% profess to be peaceful, 59% reports emotional disarrays and 27% don't practice leisure activities. The life style is fundamental to promote and maintain health quality and it necessitate job strategy in keeping with patient psychosocial aspects.

Life Style; Health Care; Blood Pressure; Hypertesion; Nursing


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