Hipertensão: condição de não doença - o significado da cronicidade na perspectiva dos sujeitos

摘要: The purpose of this study was to understand the concepts underlying health-disease-care process subjects with systemic arterial hypertension, as well meaning disease in their lives. It consists a qualitative descriptive study. Study participants were nine follow-up family health team. utilized semi-structured interviews, observation and documentary analysis for data collection. Data analyzed through thematic analysis. There unanimous feeling among that despite being chronic illness, does not represent condition. This is attributed fact illness present physical symptoms, added ability stabilize pressure levels correct use medication. position also associated long period time which they experience For these reasons, define themselves healthy people. Therefore, it verified have learned how live "with" hypertension rather than "despite" it. DESCRIPTORS: Hipertension. Chronic disease. Health-disease process. Community nursing.