Plano de ação para controle e aumento da adesão ao tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica na Equipe de Saúde da Família Alto São Jacinto, bairro Alto São Jacinto, Teófilo Otoni - MG

Abstract

The scope of the Alto São Jacinto consists of 855 families, totaling 2455 people today, and is divided into 10 micro-areas. One of the most common health problems addressed is Systemic Arterial Hypertension. Primary health care plays a key role in promotion, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In APS, it is very important to control hypertension, causing changes in lifestyle and favoring adherence to treatment and self-care. This study aims to elaborate a plan of action to increase adherence to treatment and to improve the follow-up by the family health team in order to prevent the complications of Systemic Arterial Hypertension in the Alto São Jacinto de Teófilo Otoni / Minas Gerais. Initially, it was carried out to identify the situational diagnosis to identify the problems related to the community through the method of rapid estimation. Afterwards, a review of the literature on the subject was made and the intervention project was elaborated. The actions of the project include training for the health team and educational actions with the patients and people of the community, addressing the problem of hypertension. It is expected that behavior change will occur in relation to the knowledge of arterial hypertension, its risk and adherence to the treatment, improving the health status of patients who will participate in the project.