Estratégias para melhorar o controle da hipertensão arterial sistêmica em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde em Marechal Deodoro Alagoas

Abstract

This paper presents an intervention proposal for coping with inadequate control of hypertension in users of José Dias Health Unit Marechal Deodoro / AL. Hypertension is considered a public health problem because of its magnitude, risks and difficulties in its control, leading to serious complications and impaired quality of life when inadequately treated. Were identified as "critical nodes" of the prioritized problem: the inappropriate supply of antihypertensive drugs, the irregular medical and nursing monitoring, inappropriate habits and lifestyles, and low level of information about the disease. To solve them the following projects were proposed : Medicine with prescription (supply of continuous use drug only upon presentation of a prescription) , Close care (define the number of weekly attendances required to follow all hypertensive patients in a period of three months), More Health (changing habits and lifestyles) and Know More ( increase the level of knowledge of hypertensive patients about the disease, its consequences and the importance of regular monitoring and treatment adherence) . It emphasizes that the theoretical foundation for the construction of these projects was based on the literature search, on the Virtual Health Library, with the descriptors: Hypertension, Lifestyle and Primary Health Care.The construction process of the intervention proposal also permitted a reflection on the importance of of evaluating the work process and the development of action plans for addressing the identified problems is critical to get the expected results.