Alto índice de pacientes tabagistas na equipe de programa de saúde da família da zona rural do município de Bom Sucesso – Minas Gerais: proposta de intervenção

Abstract

Smoking is considered by the World Health Organization a chronic and epidemic disease, and is the largest single cause of premature and preventable illness and death worldwide. About 80% of smokers live in developing countries. According to the Ministry of Health, the incidence of smoking has decreased annually in Brazil, found a rate of 11.3% of smokers among adults in 2014. Tobacco´s use exposes the individual to more than 4700 substances, most toxic to the body and capable of causing various cancers and diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. In addition, smoking causes physical and psychological dependence, which makes difficult the cessation and requires as a treatment to this disease strategies that go beyond the use of drugs. In order to reduce the incidence of smoking patients older than 18 attended by the Family Health´s Team of Bom Sucesso’s rural zone in Minas Gerais (20.7% of adults) was developed this proposed intervention. We used the method of Situational Strategic Planning (PES) with quantitative evaluation of smokers in a micro area, complemented with literature review on the topic and planning the practical actions to be taken. The project aims to equate the care of smokers to that offered to other chronicles diseases and the development of operational teams to combat smoking. Incomplete configuration of staff and the absence of reference unit as well as the need for training of professionals to work in operative groups are still challenges to be met.