Adesão ao tratamento de pacientes com Hipertensão Arterial: uma proposta de intervenção no Programa Saúde da Família Cerejeiras

Abstract

The Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease. It is also the main risk factor for the most common complications such as stroke and acute myocardial infarction, in addition to chronic ESRD In Brazil there is a prevalence of systemic hypertension above 30%. In recent decades cardiovascular disease appear first among the causes of death in Brazil and worldwide. Most of these diseases resulting from inappropriate lifestyle and other risk factors that may be modified. Adherence to medication and non-medication of hypertension is a concern for professionals working in primary care, due to its low rate, jeopardizing the success in controlling blood pressure, increasing the appearance of lesions in target organs and impaired ability functional patient, while providing the health team frustration and increased demand in services. This work aims to conduct an intervention proposal to increase adherence to treatment of hypertension in the Family Health Program Cherry municipality of Ribeirao das Neves, Minas Gerais. For the construction of this proposal was carried out a literature review on the subject next to the Virtual Health Library databases. It is expected that with the implementation of the intervention project actions can improve the quality of life of patients residents hypertension in the territory of our unit.