The purpose was to investigate the behavioral aspects on the follow-up of pharmacologic therapy and no-pharmacologic and the patient's compliance degree to treatment of Hypertension in a specific group. Observational descriptive study by quantitative analysis accomplished on the Reference Center of Social Assistant, Ceará, from August 2008 to May 2009. Data collected by the interview and physical examination, on 49 individuals. More than 50% of participants followed the non-pharmacological treatment, except the physical activity. It was prevailed the combination therapy (53%), the use of diuretics (72%) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (55%). Almost half (49%) reported adverse reactions, predominantly polyuria and dizziness (29%). The mean of patient's compliance degree was corresponding to light noncompliance. The evaluation of the behavior about therapeutic follow-up and clinical-epidemiological characteristics are necessary to validate educational actions developed by nurses, allowing adjustments to plan of interventions, contributing to a better compliance to the treatment.
Nursing; Hypertension; Patient Compliance
