Importance of lifestyles in hypertensive older adults. Senior Center“Renta Luque”. 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Arterial Hypertension is a disease of multiple etiology, characterized by persistent elevation of systolic or diastolic blood pressure or both figures. Objective: To determine the lifestyles of hypertensive older adults at the Center for the Elderly "Renta Luque" 2019. Being the variables of the study lifestyles which consists of three dimensions, nutrition, physical activity and harmful habits. Materials and methods: The research was carried out using the quantitative descriptive method. The sample of this study was made up of 100 older adults of both sexes aged between 60 and 80 years, with underlying pathology of arterial hypertension. To find out about lifestyles, a questionnaire validated by experts in research methodology and medical specialists was applied, consisting of 21 items of different criteria related to lifestyle. Results: An analysis was carried out with the information from the questionnaire, presenting a graphic synthesis of the most relevant results of this information. The results of this study will serve as a basis to promote, with real foundations, the practice of physical activity, nutrition and harmful habits in the acquisition of healthy habits in the national population, generating the contribution for subsequent studies on the relationship of these same variables in various populations. Conclusion: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is vital to guarantee the quality of life of this age group. It is important that they have permanent psychological support, in addition to strict nutritional control, passive exercises such as yoga to avoid the high level of stress that older adults usually present, especially with comorbidities such as high blood pressure.