CREENCIAS SOBRE LAS CAUSAS DE LA HIPERTENSIÓN ARTERIAL: INFLUENCIA EN LAS ESTRATEGIAS DE AFRONTAMIENTO Y EL ESTILO DE VIDA (Beliefs about the Causes of Hypertension: Influence on Coping Strategies and Lifestyle)
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El objetivo del presente estudio es comparar las estrategias de afrontamientoy el estilo de vida relacionado con la salud en un grupo de pacienteshipertensos, según el tipo de creencias que presentan dichos pacientes enrelación a las causas de la enfermedad. El diseño es descriptivo-comparativo,de corte transversal. Participaron 200 pacientes hipertensos adultos,de nivel socioeconómico medio, habitantes de la Ciudad Autónoma deBuenos Aires (Argentina). Se utilizaron un cuestionario sociodemográfico yuna entrevista semiestructurada, elaborados ad hoc; Ways of Coping Questionnairey Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. En el grupo de pacientescon creencias de tipo psicosocial se observó más una estrategia de afrontamientopor la cual el individuo reconoce haber influido en las causas delproblema. En cambio, el grupo con creencias de tipo biológicas se focalizóen atender la enfermedad.
Palabras clave: Actitudes, Creencias, Hipertensión arterial, Estrategia deAfrontamiento, Estilo de vida.
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This study aims to compare coping strategies and lifestyle related to health,in a group of hypertensive patients, depending on the type of beliefs theyhave in regards to the causes of the disease. The design is descriptivecomparative,cross sectional. 200 hypertensive adult patients, ranked inmiddle economic status, living in Buenos Aires city (Argentina) participatedin the study. Both ad hoc, sociodemographic questionnaire and a semistructuredinterview instruments were administered, as well as Ways ofCoping Questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. A copingmechanism of admitting to have influenced in the causes of the diseasewas observed among the group of patients with psychosocial beliefs.Instead of the group of biological beliefs, that was focused on finding asolution for the disease.
Keywords: Attitudes, Beliefs, Hypertension, Coping Behavior, Lifestyle.
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