Publications by authors named "Joceli Mara Magna"
Objective: To get to know arterial hypertension patients through their attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, thoughts, and practices related to the disease.
Methods: An exploratory study was carried out in 32 hypertensive patients seen at 2 health care units in the municipal district of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Subjects were interviewed in a single session and data were analyzed using the Content Analysis method through categories not defined a priori.