Socio-demographic characteristics and quality of life of elderly patients with systemic arterial hypertension who live in rural areas: the importance of nurses' role Características sociodemográficas y calidad de vida de ancianos con hipertensión arterial sistémica que viven en la zona rural: importancia del papel del enfermero Características sociodemográficas e qualidade de vida de idosos com hipertensão arterial sistêmica que residem na zona rural: importância do papel do enfermeiro

• Main Authors: Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares (Author), Mariana Mapelli de Paiva (Author), Flavia Aparecida Dias (Author), Marina Aleixo Diniz (Author), Nayara Paula Fernandes Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the socio-demographic characteristics and quality of life of elderly patients with systemic arterial hypertension; to correlate the quality of life with the time of diagnosis and number of medication, as well as to compare the quality of life with the type of medication. METHO...