Impact of epidemiological and psychosocial factors on blood pressure control
Keywords:
blood pressure, disease management, hypertension, medical careAbstract
Introduction: The lack of blood pressure control motivates an adequate study of related epidemiological and psychosocial characteristics.
Objective: To evaluate the influence of epidemiological and psychosocial characteristics on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
Methods: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study, developed in 2024, in a sample of 560 hypertensive patients. The review of medical records and the application of instruments allowed obtaining information that gave way to the variables studied. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods were applied, which made it possible to establish the association between the independent variables and blood pressure control. Medical ethics were respected.
Results: 55% of patients had uncontrolled blood pressure, with a predominance of females (70.7%), and an average age of 53.7 ± 15.4 years. These variables, along with marital status, education, and cohabitation, were associated with blood pressure control (p< 0.05); 22.1% of patients had normal stress levels, while medium levels of trait and state anxiety predominated (52.1% in both cases), which were also associated with blood pressure control (p< 0.0001).
Conclusions: The identified epidemiological and psychosocial characteristics were shown to be associated with the lack of blood pressure control. This will enable future studies to use these findings as a basis for crafting strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertensive patients.
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