Funcionalidad familiar y control de la hipertensión arterial en pacientes adultos asignados al Consultorio N° 10. Centro de Salud Sauces III. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Arterial hypertension is a chronic, polygenic and multifactorial disease, defined as uncontrolled if the blood pressure is ≥ 140/90 mm Hg, affecting 25% of the adult population worldwide, its control requires adequate management by the physician, patient and family. Methods: A relational, observational, prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the association between family functionality and the control of arterial hypertension in the population of hypertensive adult patients in clinic 10 of the Sauces III Health Center, using absolute and relative values (percentages) and the Chi-square statistical test to test the hypothesis. A survey developed by the researcher and the FF-SIL psychometric test were used. Results: The largest age group was 60 to 69 years (24.8%), male sex 51.4%, mestizo ethnicity 51.4%, completed primary school 29.5%, married marital status 30.5%, self-employed occupation 29.5%; moderately functional 42.9%, control of HT 59% with control, and functionality is associated with control of HT with a p=0.014. Conclusions: The hypothesis that family functioning is associated with control of arterial hypertension is fulfilled.