Adhesión al tratamiento de hipertensión: dificultades relatadas por individuos hipertensos

OBJECTIVES: To characterize hypertensive patients and to recognize the difficulties to comply with the proposed treatment by the health team. METHODS: The data were collected from medical records and through interviews with 54 hypertensive patients. RESULTS: Among the 54 hypertensive patients, 66.7% were adults female aged between 30 and 90 years. The mean blood pressures (mmHg), systolic and diastolic pressures, were 138 and 83, respectively, but only half of the patients had the blood pressure controlled. There was an association between the disease knowledge and the complying with guidelines for hypertension treatment. The main reported difficulty was following a low sodium diet. Comparing the guidelines prescribed to the patients with those actually followed there was agreement in 37 cases. CONCLUSION: The communication between members of the healthcare team and patients should be improved, and the people involved in the treatment of hypertension need to discuss the difficulties and find ways to resolve them.OBJETIVOS: Caracterizar pacientes hipertensos y conocer sus principales dificultades para adherir al tratamiento propuesto por el equipo de salud. MÉTODOS: Los datos fueron recolectados en fichas y por medio de entrevistas con 54 pacientes hipertensos. RESULTADOS: Entre los 54 pacientes hipertensos, 66,7% eran del sexo femenino, adultos con edad entre 30 y 90 anos. Los promedios de la presión arterial (mmHg) sistólica y diastólica fueron 138 y 83, respectivamente, pero apenas la mitad de los pacientes presentaba presión arterial controlada. Se observó una asociación entre el conocimiento sobre la enfermedad y el seguimiento de las orientaciones para el tratamiento de la hipertensión. La principal dificultad relatada fue seguir una dieta con poca sal. Comparando las orientaciones prescritas con aquellas que los pacientes refirieron haber recibido, hubo concordancia en 37 casos. CONCLUSIÓN: La comunicación entre los miembros del equipo de salud y los pacientes debe ser mejorada, y las personas envueltas en el tratamiento de la hipertensión necesitan discutir las dificultades encontradas y buscar formas de resolverlas.OBJETIVOS: Caracterizar pacientes hipertensos e conhecer suas principais dificuldades para aderir ao tratamento proposto pela equipe de saúde. MÉTODOS: Os dados foram coletados em prontuários e por meio de entrevistas com 54 pacientes hipertensos. RESULTADOS: Dentre os 54 pacientes hipertensos 66,7% eram do sexo feminino, adultos com idade entre 30 e 90 anos. As médias da pressão arterial (mmHg) sistólica e diastólica foram 138 e 83, respectivamente, mas apenas metade dos pacientes apresentava pressão arterial controlada. Observou-se associação entre o conhecimento sobre a doença e o seguimento das orientações para o tratamento da hipertensão. A principal dificuldade relatada foi seguir dieta hipossódica. Comparando-se as orientações prescritas com aquelas que os pacientes referiram ter recebido, houve concordância em 37 casos. CONCLUSÃO: A comunicação entre os membros da equipe de saúde e os pacientes deve ser melhorada, e as pessoas envolvidas no tratamento da hipertensão precisam discutir as dificuldades encontradas e buscar formas de resolvê-las.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de EnfermagemUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Medicina PreventivaUNIFESP, Depto. de EnfermagemUNIFESP, Depto. de Medicina PreventivaSciEL

Rock n' Seeds: A database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation

Advancing functional ecology depends fundamentally on the availability of data on reproductive traits, including those from tropical plants, which have been historically underrepresented in global trait databases. Although some valuable databases have been created recently, they are mainly restricted to temperate areas and vegetative traits such as leaf and wood traits. Here, we present Rock n' Seeds, a database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation, recognized as outstanding centers of diversity and endemism. Data were compiled through a systematic literature search, resulting in 103 publications from which seed functional traits were extracted. The database includes information on 16 functional traits for 383 taxa from 148 genera, 50 families, and 25 orders. These 16 traits include two dispersal, six production, four morphological, two biophysical, and two germination traits-the major axes of the seed ecological spectrum. The database also provides raw data for 48 germination experiments, for a total of 10,187 records for 281 taxa. Germination experiments in the database assessed the effect of a wide range of abiotic and biotic factors on germination and different dormancy-breaking treatments. Notably, 8255 of these records include daily germination counts. This input will facilitate synthesizing germination data and using this database for a myriad of ecological questions. Given the variety of seed traits and the extensive germination information made available by this database, we expect it to be a valuable resource advancing comparative functional ecology and guiding seed-based restoration and biodiversity conservation in tropical megadiverse ecosystems. There are no copyright restrictions on the data; please cite this paper when using the current data in publications; also the authors would appreciate notification of how the data are used in publications