Educational intervention on arterial hypertension in the third age of the Office No. 27 of Güines

Abstract

The subject studied is recreational physical activity, free time and quality of life in the university extension. An educational intervention on arterial hypertension in the elderly was carried out in the Office No. 27 of Güines, Mayabeque province. The research method was used to identify older adults with this pathology and they were applied a routine of physical exercises and dietary recommendations with which patients report feeling more compensated for the disease they have; in this way their own symptoms decrease; using materials such as: sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, digital weight and measuring tape.