Disorders in the sexual standard from hipertensive patients attended at cardiology clinic ; Trastornos sexuales en pacientes hipertensos atendidos en la clinica de cardiologia

To identify sexual disorders from hipertensive patients attended at Clinic Cardiology from a University Hospital at Recife, Pernambuco (PE) - Brasil, was the objective of this descriptive exploratory study, from quantitative boarding. The probabilist sampling was constituted from 114 adults, who had answered a questionnaire, from May to July 2004, whose data had been analyzed descriptive, presented in numerical values in tables. As findings, the age varied from 24 to 65 years; 80,7% were married; 64,9% had informed to possess basic education; the per capita income varied from R$ 37,14 to R$ 1.300.00; bigger ratio informed the diagnosis time from 6 to 10 years; 55,7% had informed to present disorders in theirs sexual life proceeding from the diagnosis of blood hypertension: desire inhibition 25,4%; erectile dysfunction or inhibited male arousal 9,6%; sexual arousal disorder 16,6%; inhibited female orgasm 4,4%; ejaculatory incompetence 1,8%; dyspareunia 2,6%; sexual phobia 1,8%; multiple sexual phobia 8,9%. This research brings unknown aspects next to the hipertensive patients, allowing that it has a bigger deepening and development of other research focused on theirs sexuality, favoring the development education technician, the research and the assistance. Descriptors: hypertension; adult; coitus; sexuality.RESUMOIdentificar alterações sexuais em hipertensos atendidos em Ambulatório de Cardiologia de um Hospital Universitário em Recife, Pernambuco (PE) - Brasil, foi o objetivo desse estudo descritivo exploratório, de natureza quantitativa. Uma amostra de 114 adultos respondeu um questionário, entre maio a julho de 2004, cujos dados foram dispostos em tabelas e analisados descritivamente. Quanto aos resultados, a idade variou de 24 a 65 anos; 80,7% eram de casados; 64,9% informaram possuir o ensino fundamental; a renda per capita variou de R$ 37,14 a R$ 1.300,00; maior proporção informou o tempo de diagnóstico entre seis a 10 anos; 55,7% informaram apresentar alterações na sua vida sexual proveniente do ...