Qualificação da atenção ao idoso hipertenso na unidade básica de saúde José Dias, Marechal Deodoro - Alagoas

Abstract

The Health Unit José Dias family is located in the urban area of the municipality of Marechal Deodoro it consists of a single team and covers a population of 4555 users. The high prevalence of elderly population in the area covered by the unit which has high blood pressure as one of the major health problems themselves out. The accession of the elderly hypertension treatment in Basic Health Unit José Dias is still very limited, both in medication adherence as participation in educational groups and outpatient visits. Thus, the objective was to propose an action plan aimed at increasing the membership of the elderly to the treatment of hypertension in Basic Health Unit José Dias. As methodological tool was used the Situational Strategic Planning Project. To theoretical foundation used the narrative literature review on the topic through research in the Scientific Electronic Library Online databases (SCIELO) and the Virtual Health Library among other sources. In the action plan the most evident problems were the low adherence of elderly hypertensive treatment; violence enrolled area; precarious structure unit; limitation of tools; difficulty dialogue with local management and low community social control. The biggest progress achieved with the intervention was the incorporation of project actions the routine of unity, favoring the improvement of care for elderly hypertensive patients and changing the landscape of the institution as to the disease stimulating even more the practices of prevention and health promotion.