Abstract

VELIZ-ROJAS, L.; MENDOZA-PARRA, S.  and  BARRIGA, O.A.. Therapeutic compliance and cardiovascular risk factors control in primary attention users. Enferm. univ [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.1, pp.3-11. ISSN 2395-8421.

Objective: To identify the situation of persons with cardiovascular risks in relation to their therapeutic compliance, and establish the association of this conduct with the control of those risks. Method: Quantitative and transversal study. The sample included 257 persons diagnosed with arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and dyslipidemia. In order to estimate the therapeutic compliance, data were collected through the clinical history, a questionnaire, and a health behavior scale. Data were processed with SPSS v15.0. Central tendency and dispersion measures were used, and the Student's t test was used to estimate the variables association. Results: The health behaviors scale used showed an overall low-therapeutic-compliance level among the participants. Only 4 individuals (1.5%) obtained the maximum score (absolute compliance with the instructions given by the health team). It was also found that only 22.6% in the sample monitored their condition. Statistically significant associations were found between the control of the studied risk factors measured by the global health behaviors scale and the sub-scales of "following the diet" and "following prescribed activities". Conclusions: The control of cardiovascular risk factors implies a set of complex interactions of which therapeutic compliance is probably just one more. In other words, there could also be other variables which have an impact on the control of these illnesses.

Keywords : Medication Adherence; Patient compliance; Cardiovascular diseases; Risk Factors; Primary health care; Chile.

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