Estratégias para incrementar a adesão ao tratamento de hipertensos e diabéticos na UBS Manoel Cardoso, São Felipe - BA.

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, chronic noncommunicable diseases, are the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Adequate control of blood pressure and blood glucose levels should be priorities in primary health care, based on the principle that early diagnosis, effective control, and appropriate treatment of these conditions are essential to reducing adverse cardiovascular events. This study aims to develop a project to improve treatment adherence among patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. This is an intervention project proposal study, conducted at a primary health care unit in the municipality of São Felipe, Bahia, from April 2024 to January 2025. One hundred hypertensive and diabetic patients undergoing treatment but experiencing difficulty adhering to treatment will participate in this project. The planned actions include training the primary health care unit's multidisciplinary team, administering a questionnaire, forming health education groups, and conducting educational activities to improve treatment adherence. The actions developed are expected to lead to improvements in the quality of life of patients and in the city's public health in general, raising public awareness of the risks posed by the lack of treatment in patients with high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus, thus constituting a future strategy for patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases.