Social determinants of health influencing the complication of hypertensive and diabetic patients suffering from renal failure

Abstract

Introduction: The social determinants of health allude to the impact
of different demographic components on health and disease in the
population. Objective. To identify the social determinants of health
that influence the complication of hypertensive and diabetic patients
suffering from renal failure. Methodology. A descriptive, crosssectional study with a quantitative approach in a sample of 86 patients.
Results. In the Human Biology component, patients between 41 and
85 years of age prevailed predominantly in the 60-69 years, male
gender; Mixed race, with both pathologies and higher incidence of
hypertension, IRC at risk level III and high frequency of stress. In the
socio-environmental component, economic income and educational
level were low, with little employment opportunities, it was not
appreciated that the basic sanitation and housing infrastructure
systems had a significant impact on the complications presented. The
Lifestyle component is the one that presents the most frequency, not
only for the behaviors of the patients but also for the influence of
the economic and social conditions, which affect an adequate diet.
The Administrative Health Processes component presents the lowest
frequency and the users show a good satisfaction with the quality
of care of the institution. Conclusion. The frequency observed in
this study for social determinants was for Lifestyle 53,49%; SocioEnvironment 18,60%; Human Biology 17,44% and Health System
10,47%