Anthropology and sociology are joining epidemiology, clinical investigation, and pathophysiology in studies on the aging process of the Brazilian population. The objectives of the present study were: a) to identify the concepts of the elderly population of the municipality of Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil, towards the etiology of arterial hypertension (AH) and the relevance of the different signs and symptoms that accompany the disease; b) to improve elderly people's concepts towards the relevance and utilization of different treatment categories for AH. Structured interviews were conducted with 29 individuals, the majority aged 60 years or over, who were being treated for hypertension at the Araraquara municipal gerontology outpatient clinic in August 1996. Patients were properly informed by the health team about problems related to AH, as clearly perceived in the discourse of the elderly. Folkloric concepts pertaining to etiology also appeared in the interviews and should be taken into consideration in the implementation of health education activities. Care provided by an interdisciplinary team was valued by the elderly. The most frequent complaint was the lack of free distribution of prescription medication for AH at the clinic.
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