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[Perceptions of people about hypertension and concepts of Imogene King]

Sara Taciana Firmino Bezerra1, Lúcia de Fátima da Silva, Maria Vilani Cavalcante Guedes

  • 1Faculdade Metropolitana da Grande Fortaleza (FAMETRO), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. saratfb@yahoo.com.br

Revista Gaucha De Enfermagem
|May 18, 2011
PubMed

Insights

Hypertensive patients experience fear, resignation, and mixed feelings about treatment and lifestyle changes. Nurses

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Nursing
  • Health Psychology

Context:

  • Study conducted in a reference unit in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
  • Fifty hypertensive individuals (34 women, 16 men, aged 23-84) participated.
  • Study approved by the Ethics Committee of Ceará State University.

Purpose:

  • To analyze hypertensive patients' perceptions of their illness process.
  • To explore these perceptions using King's conceptual models of personal and interpersonal systems.

Summary:

  • Participants reported fear of complications, satisfaction with treatment adherence, but dissatisfaction with lifestyle changes.
  • Resignation towards the disease was a common sentiment.
  • Nurses, perceived as initial care providers, contrasted with patient insecurity, highlighting a need for improved patient care approaches.

Impact:

  • Findings underscore the psychological impact of hypertension on daily life.
  • Results suggest a need for enhanced nursing strategies to address patient fears and lifestyle adaptation challenges.
  • The study emphasizes the importance of understanding patient perspectives within theoretical frameworks for effective healthcare delivery.

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