Hypertension is a chronic disease that affects the silent majority of the population, in addition,
hypertension is a major risk factor for development of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and
renal diseases which are with high incidence of deaths. This is a descriptive study with a
qualitative approach, performed in coastal communities through Travel Program "Light in the
Amazon" in order to describe the perception that hypertensive bordering this region have
about HA. The research was conducted in two stages the first with a socioeconomic
questionnaire and the second stage with subjective questionnaires applied only to riparian
hypertensive. Responses developed through the analysis of the results left three units, namely:
"Knowledge of Hypertension; Experience of hypertensive factors causing pressure elevation
and the look of the riverside on the importance of prevention and treatment of disease." Know
about the knowledge of riparian hypertensive, their ideas and their questions are needed to
provide individualized care and propose a health intervention, taking into account the needs
and peculiarities of this specific population. Through the responses of riparian hypertensive
find that they have acquired knowledge with their experiences with hypertension on
symptoms, however distorted thinking about hypertension and can not distinguish symptoms
of the risk factors of the disease. Thus to have excellent health of the local population, the
nursing professional as well as a good multidisciplinary health team is essential. Because
through them can be made intervention strategies, encouraging people to associate their
actions with the ways of seeing, feeling and answer their own life situations, so as to reflect
on your health and lead to seeking alternative paths to transformation situations that will lead
a better quality of life. In this respect, the role of nurses is essential, because care is
considered a guiding principle of profession.
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