Adesão ao tratamento anti-hipertensivo entre a população idosa na estratégia de saúde da família de pingo d’água

Abstract

The Systemic Arterial Hypertension is a multifactorial clinical condition considered a serious Public Health Problem, especially for primary care. The early diagnosis and adequate blood pressure control reduces risk of stroke, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and chronic renal failure. One of the difficulties in caring for hypertensive people in the Family Health Strategy refers to the lack of adherence to antihypertensive treatment, as, among followed hypertensive patients, just a few have controlled blood pressure levels. When the patient does not follow the treatment, it raises the rate of complications related to the disease and cause complications that can put the hypertensive individual at risk. This project aims to develop an intervention plan to work in low compliance of antihypertensive treatment among the elderly people in the Maria de Lourdes Guimarães Family Health Strategy, in the city of Pingo D'Água. To prepare this action plan we used the Strategic Planning Method Situational. The implementation of the action plan will identify important issues on the profile of hypertensive people, actions taken in antihypertensive treatment, and reasons for non-adherence to appropriate treatment. Importantly, treatment adherence not only depends on the patient, but all those working in the Family Health Strategy team. The proposed action plan will direct the team of professionals in service to hypertensive patients to improve knowledge of these individuals about the disease and provide quality of life improvements.