Abstract

DEBORAH OFMAN, Silvia; PEREYRA GIRARDI, Carolina Iris; COFRECES, Pedro  and  STEFANI, Dorina. Beliefs about the Causes of Hypertension: Influence on Coping Strategies and Lifestyle. CES Psicol [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.2, pp.114-127. ISSN 2011-3080.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.9.2.8.

This study aims to compare coping strategies and lifestyle related to health, in a group of hypertensive patients, depending on the type of beliefs they have in regards to the causes of the disease. The design is descriptive-comparative, cross sectional. 200 hypertensive adult patients, ranked in middle economic status, living in Buenos Aires city (Argentina) participated in the study. Both ad hoc, sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview instruments were administered, as well as Ways of Coping Questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. A coping mechanism of admitting to have influenced in the causes of the disease was observed among the group of patients with psychosocial beliefs. Instead of the group of biological beliefs, that was focused on finding a solution for the disease.

Keywords : Beliefs; Hypertension; Coping Behavior; Lifestyle.

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