Acompanhamento de pacientes portadores de hipertensão arterial do PSF Alto do Cruzeiro: plano de ação

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a plan of action for dealing with a problem, given priority in the area covered by the Family Health Program Alto do Cruzeiro: poor to patients with hypertension monitoring. Of the four hundred and eighty-five confirmed hypertensives, only ninety-six were followed according to the criteria of the Guide Line: Attention to Adult Hypertension and Diabetes Health in 2009 to develop the proposed intervention for the monitoring of hypertensive patients enrolled in the Health Team Unit - ESF Alto do Cruzeiro were performed three stages: situation analysis, literature review and drafting of the action plan, using the situational Strategic Planning Simplified. The causes of the problem, as critics we selected were: the lack of effective programming activities; non-use of protocols; and the inequity in the distribution of queries. The three proposals for addressing the critical nodes operations were run to the diary, according to the master plan of primary health care; using protocols having the line as a reference guide; and deploy a host system and the active search for users with hypertension. Furthermore, a feasibility analysis of the operations and a proposed monitoring and evaluation of the action plan were made. The preparation of this plan of action enabled the Health Team to realize the importance of using a method of planning as a tool for organization of the work process, hitherto made intuitive and automatic way. With this, we expect a more effective monitoring of systemic arterial hypertension.