Adherencia al tratamiento antihipertensivo en adultos mayores que asisten a la consulta externa de cardiología de un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el periodo diciembre a marzo 2023.

Abstract

Arterial hypertension in the elderly is a public and private health problem which,what is important is that the patient adheres to his treatment properly, therefore this research is to determine this issue and the role that the health team develops. in the same. Methodology: cross-sectional quantitative descriptive study with a population of 100 patients with AHT treated during the period fromDecember 2022 to March 2023. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Hill-Bone Compliance Scale Survey (Adapted) Database (author) Results: adherence to treatment has a greater impact on age since the older is the lower compliance with 80%, in terms of sex there is no significant difference interms of adherence to said treatment, in marital status those who comply lessare the single and divorced with 82%. Conclusion: it is indicated that the research shows that patients, despite their age, sex and diversity of characteristics of each one, have adherence to treatment in at least 8 out of 10 patients according to all the results obtained and education by health personnel 9 out of 10 receive education that greatly influences adherence to treatment.