Roberto Dischinger Miranda et al. Bruna de Oliveira Laurindo Maria Eduarda Augusto Licco
Chronic diseases are highly prevalent among the Brazilian adult population, with a tendency to increase in the coming years, mainly due to population aging. Among them, systemic arterial hypertension (AH) stands out, affecting Around 27.9% of Brazilians. This condition is the main modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and premature death, and in 2021, the mortality rate from hypertension reached the highest value in the last ten years, with 18.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.,
Among the challenges in controlling hypertension is the fact that it is an asymptomatic condition, which makes it difficult to adhere to treatment, which includes lifestyle changes and regular use of antihypertensive medications. It is estimated that, among hypertensive patients, less than half use their medications properly, and poor medication adherence has been declared a public health problem by the World Health Organization. Among the causes of poor adherence are the reported lack of health education, lack of perception of improvement with the use of medication, the occurrence of adverse effects, and forgetting about the use of medications.,
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