Elaboração de uma proposta de intervenção para melhoria clínico-laboratorial dos pacientes hipertensos e diabéticos da Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) Pedreira Santa Rita, município de Contagem, Minas Gerais

Abstract

The systemic arterial hypertension is the most prevalent silent vascular disease in the world and most potent risk factor for cerebrovascular disease, a predominant cause of death in Brazil. According to the Sistema de InformaçõessobreMortalidade (SIM) (Mortality Information System) from the Brazilian Health Ministry in the year 2007, diseases of the circulatory system was the leading cause of deaths in the country. The achievement of this work was decided after a few meetings with the staff of Equipe 81 of Programa da Saúde da Família (Family Health Program) in the municipality of Contagem, Minas Gerais State and an intervention proposalfor clinicaland laboratoryimprovement ofhypertensivepatients andpatients livingin the area wherethe teamwas elaborated. The HIPERDIA Project will start with the classification of patients according to cardiovascular risk by the Framingham score. It is also intended want through a multidisciplinary approach and providing information in an accessible and understandable to the patient a greater adherence to lifestyle changes, the proper use of medication, concern about the proper control of chronic hypertension and diabetes and greater autonomy in relation to the monitoring of their health.