Representações sociais da hipertensão arterial

Arterial hypertersion is responsible by signifi cant number of death. The control can be medicinal or/and for healthy habits, which represent one of the principal diffi cults, for as much us the evolvement with health’s idea. With this, catch a glimpse of the importance of Social Representation Theory, so is possible to know the facilities and diffi culties in the treatment, plan interventions in the formulation of public politics. The aim was identify the social representation of arterial hypertension and your treatment for people with this diagnosis. Participated 20 residents in Florianópolis, 10 men, with on an average 54 and 9 months years old (SD = 7 years and 10 months). Realized interviews in depth and the material was submited the three hierarchic analysis descendants (CHD), by software IRAMUTEQ. One relacionated the hypertasion, treatment and other joing the two tematics. In the fi rst analysis appeareded the causes, preocupations, symptons, routine and process of the discovery. In the second, appeareded reports about the purchase of the medicine, importance, advantages and disadventages of the treatment, alimentation, 1 Endereço para correspondência: Delminda Silveira, 568, Apto 208, Agronômica, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil 88025-500. Fone: (048) 9964-6850. E-mail: marianaluiza_b@hotmail.com e andreabs@gmail.com Financiamento: Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científi ca Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científi co e Tecnológico (CNPq). Silva, M. L. B., Bousfi eld, A. B. S. 896 preocupation and routine. In last perceive the contents mentionated before and the interlacing of the hypertersion, how disease and your treatment. We can affi rmed that treatment and disease interrelate.