Proyecto educativo sobre factores de riesgo de hipertensión arterial dirigido al adulto mayor del centro “Gerontológico del Buen Vivir”. Cantón Guano. Provincia de Chimborazo. 2015

Abstract

A non- experimental study was developed, the aim of this work was to implement an educational project about factors of risk for arterial hypertension in elders of Gerontology Center of the well Living at Guano canton, in order to achieve this, surveys to 27 elders were applied, demographic data were indentified which were tabulated in Excel program: the indicators taken into account were: knowledge and practice about factors of risk for arterial hypertension; having as a result that most of the participants are older than 71 to 80 years old, married and women being the mostly affected with this disease. Regarding their knowledge about arterial hypertension, most of them have a very low rate, as a response to these results, the project was developed having a positive response by the elders since it recommends people to take this disease more seriously in order to prevent bad alterations that could end up in death, moreover, it intends to improve the existing resources to carry out the programs of programs of promotion and health care to benefit the elders.