Proposta de intervenção: melhoria do conhecimento de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, dos fatores de risco e da qualidade de vida – Equipe 43, Contagem - Minas Gerais, 2015

Abstract

Hypertension is a chronic disease with a high prevalence in the population around the world and especially in Brazil. Considered as a serious public health problem, is a risk factor for other diseases including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and cerebrovascular disease. According to the information system of Ressaca District, our Family Health Team (Industrial 43), has enrolled 971 hypertensive patients in the catchment area in 2014, representing 26 % of the population older than 15 years affected by the hypertension and its complications, down the international data - World Health Organization (WHO). We consider important apply an education strategy for health information and effective preventive measures, in order to improve knowledge about the disease and the risk of patients suffering from hypertension and will increase quality of life factors. This work has as main objective to elaborate an intervention strategy to increase knowledge about the disease, developing an intervention plan to help improve information to patients by professionals and workers in the team. The strategy used was a review of protocols of work and functioning of health teams in primary health care, and analysis of health situation. There were chosen to work a fundamental problem and defined four critical knots that made solution to the main problem selected. It was concluded that the development of the Strategy Intervention Plan (IP), will improved knowledge of the disease in patients, workers and team managers of health, it shall increase the quality of life of hypertensive patients according recommended by the Ministry of Health.