The perception of xerente indigenous about systemic arterial hypertension, in Tocantins

Abstract: Objective: The study aimed to understand the perception of Xerente people about systemic arterial hypertension (SAH). Method: Field research with qualitative ethnography approach, with 29 hypertensive Xerente indigenous. Results: Based on data, it resulted in two categories: “High blood pressure by the perception of indigenous” and “The meaning of food for indigenous”. Conclusion: the emergence of SAH for Xerente people is recent and it is related to changes in lifestyle. Despite not knowing how to conceptualize the disease, indigenous related about symptoms and changes that they noticed in their body. It is necessary that health professionals act with sensibility and being open to listening and knowledge exchange, in order to attend indigenous people needs and respect their cultural values

Weitere Titel
A percepção do indígena xerente sobre a hipertensão arterial sistêmica, no Tocantins
Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 8 (2016) 2 ; 4549-4562

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2016

DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4549-4562
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53740-8
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • 2016

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