Cangussú Luana Resende, Sartori Alho Eduardo Antonio, Silva Anekecia Lauro, Fonsêca Diogo Vilar, Lopes Johnnatas Mikael, Barbosa Romero Henrique de Almeida, Lopes Matheus Rodrigues
Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil.
Dialogues Health. 2022 Aug 12;1:100036. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100036. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Evaluate the level of health literacy and quality of life of patients with hypertension.
A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the Northeast region of Brazil with 105 patients with hypertension through the SAHLPA-18, S-TOFHLA and MINICHAL tests.
For both literacy tests applied, it can be observed that about 60% of the interviewed patients did not present adequate health literacy. It was found that factors such as increasing age, lower economic class and lower education were associated with a lower level of health literacy. In the evaluation of the quality of life by the MINICHAL, 46.7% of the patients reported that hypertension interferes with quality of life. It was also possible to show that the time of diagnosis ( = 0.04) and the economic class ( = 0.008) influence the quality of life.
Hypertension is a chronic condition that requires continuous treatment and has potential risks of evolving with fatal and non-fatal complications that can affect the patients' quality of life. The data presented reflect the difficulty in understanding and processing health information, which may directly impact on the therapeutic management of hypertension.
评估高血压患者的健康素养水平和生活质量。
在巴西东北部对105名高血压患者进行了一项横断面观察性研究，采用SAHLPA - 18、S - TOFHLA和MINICHAL测试。
对于所应用的两种素养测试，可以观察到约60%的受访患者没有足够的健康素养。发现年龄增长、经济阶层较低和教育程度较低等因素与较低的健康素养水平相关。通过MINICHAL评估生活质量时，46.7%的患者报告高血压会干扰生活质量。还表明诊断时间（ = 0.04）和经济阶层（ = 0.008）会影响生活质量。
高血压是一种需要持续治疗的慢性病，有发展为致命和非致命并发症的潜在风险，可能影响患者的生活质量。所呈现的数据反映了理解和处理健康信息的困难，这可能直接影响高血压的治疗管理。
