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Level of knowledge of arterial hypertension and adherence to drug treatment in hypertensive patients at a Regional Hospital of San Martín - 2023
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-06-25) Palermo Diaz, Kelly Vaneza; Montoro Valdivia, Marcos Antonio
When we talk about high blood pressure, we refer to "Arterial Hypertension", it affects millions of people worldwide, this health condition increases the risks of cardiovascular diseases, strokes, and many other health-related problems. that can seriously affect the person who suffers from it. The objective of this academic work is to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of arterial hypertension and adherence to treatment in hypertensive patients at a regional hospital in the San Martin region. A hypothetical deductive study will be carried out, with a quantitative approach, applied type of non-experimental design, including patients with medically diagnosed arterial hypertension and treated with medication in the medical service and clinics. Factors such as age, sex, education, knowledge about hypertension and treatment, perception of complications, and side effects of therapy will also be evaluated. The analysis of the data collected will make it possible to highlight those factors that affect adherence to treatment, in order to develop strategies to propose future improvements in this regard, this could have a significant impact at a preventive level, with respect to the complications associated with the pathology studied, as well as with cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular accidents. The results will be analyzed descriptively through tables and graphs and the Spearman's Rho statistic will be used for the inferential analysis.