MARINHO, Fernanda Magalhães Santos; LOPES, Heno Ferreira    TORRES, Andrea. Effect of a multidisciplinary education group intervention on stress of hypertensive patients. []. , 20, 2, pp.4-24. ISSN 1516-0858.

Introduction: One of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide are the cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and this is the main cause of death in Brazil. Among the risk factors that contribute to the development of CVD stress can be highlighted, and it is relevant to point out that the Brazilian Hypertension Guidelines emphasize the importance of its control. Objective: Evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary education group intervention in the stress levels presented individually by hypertensive patients. Materials and methods: The study included 20 patients. They were submitted to a multidisciplinary educational group intervention and the stress of the participants was assessed individually with Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale, before and after the intervention. It was calculated the relative differences to assess how much the percentage of stress shown by patients changed after participating in the group. Results: An increase in stress levels was observed among the participants of the sample afterwards. Conclusion: There was an increase of stress perception of the patients after participation in the group, although this may be related to a beneficial psychic movement, as necessary for behavior change and adherence to the proposed treatment.

: hypertension; patient education; psychological stress.

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