OS desafios da adesão dos usuários portadores de Diabetes Mellitus e/ou Hipertensão Arterial aos grupos de educação em saúde

Abstract

The educational process is important to complement the treatment of patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension to increase its membership, bringing in control , promotion and prevention of the complications of these diseases , to clarify doubts and direction of self -care. This study aimed to identify , in the literature , actions that promote the adhesion of these patients in the actions of health education in a Family Health Unit ( FHU ) . The literature review was conducted on the Virtual Health Library ( VHL ) , which hosts databases recognized , among them the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences ( LILACS ) and database Libray Scientific Electronic Online ( SciELO ) , within which were selected articles published in the last 12 years that they had agreed with the purpose and theme . Data collection was conducted from November 2012 to October 2013 using the keywords : Diabetes Mellitus , Hypertension , Health Education and Family Health . In this context , this study contributed to the knowledge on the strategies used to conduct educational activities on health bearer of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension and points as one of the challenges to the health care team , people's awareness for the prevention of these diseases , what should happen in different scenarios of health care and with different age groups , considering culture and individuality in action . Health education means going beyond the curative means giving priority to preventive and promotional interventions . Thus , the development of educational practices within the USF , has an important role , voicing assimilation by the principle of comprehensive family health teams.