Estrategia Educativa para mejorar la adherencia terapéutica en pacientes del Centro de salud N° 3 del cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo, periodo diciembre 2021 – febrero 2022.

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a health education strategy and improve therapeutic adherence in hypertensive patients at Health Centre No. 3 in Riobamba city - Chimborazo province This is a longitudinal quantitative study of an explanatory nature, based on a quasi-experimental design. The data were obtained by the application of two questionnaires before and after the educational intervention: a test of knowledge about hypertension and a test of adherence to treatment for patients with adherence to treatment for patients with hypertension. The sample consisted of 140 patients diagnosed with hypertension. The results of the first process (pre-test) reported: 9 patients (6.40%) with good adherence to the prescribed treatment. After the educational intervention in the second process (post-test), there was a significant increase to 96 patients (68.60%) with great adherence to the prescribed treatment. A statistical association was determined between the two study variables in both processes. By means of analysis using the chi-square p-value reported a value of 0.026 in the pre-test and 0.000 in the post-test. After the application of the educational strategy, Also, there was a relationship with the patients' knowledge of how to improve their adherence to treatment. The evaluation of the two processes was carried out through a bivariate subject-by-subject analysis. bivariate analysis subject to verification of a significant relationship and contrast of hypotheses based on the validation of differences of ranks (Wilcoxon). Through this test, we determined the relationship between socio-demographic data, knowledge of arterial hypertension and therapeutic adherence. Where the occupation, educational level and subsequent controls; were determinant in improving knowledge of the pathology and therapeutic adherence. It is concluded that the implementation of an educational strategy was found effective in increasing adherence to pharmacological adherence treatment, within medical attendance control lifestyle has a change in the individual’s study.