Propuesta de intervención educativa sobre estilos de vida saludables en hipertensos adultos. Bellavista baja. Agosto 2015 - julio 2016.

Abstract

Health education improves the lifestyles of hypertensive patients. An observational, descriptive - transversal study was carried out to design a proposal for an educational intervention on healthy lifestyles in adult hypertensive patients in Barrio Bellavista Baja, from August 2015 to May 2016, belonging to the Paushiyacu Health Sub - center, Tena, Province of Napo. The universe consisted of 190 patients, constituting 83 the sample, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria giving their written informed consent to participate in the research. The data collection was through a survey applied to sociodemographic data, toxic and eating habits, physical exercise practice, nutritional status, sleep disturbances and stress maintained to each patient. It was evidenced that there was a predominance of the female sex, with 65 years and more, married, dedicated to housework and with full school education level. Participants with less knowledge about healthy lifestyles turned out to be those 65 years of age or older, female, with a level of school education, married, and engaged in domestic work. Therefore, an action plan on healthy lifestyles for hypertensive adults is proposed.