Adesão ao tratamento medicamentos pelos hipertensos na Estratégia de Saúde da Família Neolândia em Itapecerica-MG

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is a multifactorial clinical condition characterized by elevated and sustained blood pressure levels in individuals who are not taking antihypertensive medication.It is often associated with functional and / or structural changes in target organs (heart, brain, kidneys and blood vessels) and metabolic changes, with consequent increased risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events. The present work consists of a strategic planning of educational interventions that had as objective to increase the level of knowledge about arterial hypertension in a community of Itapecerica municipality. The first step was to perform a diagnosis of the knowledge level of the area through a study with the application of questionnaires on the disease.Then, based on the results of the diagnostic study, the planning of the educational actions that took place in the Basic Health Units, schools and community churches was carried out. After the intervention, it is expected that the population increased the level of knowledge about systemic arterial hypertension, thus contributing to the reduction and control of the disease in the area belonging to the municipality of Itapecerica, State of Minas Gerais.