Projeto de intervenção para diminuir/controlar a Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica de usuários atendidos na Unidade Básica de Saúde Recanto da Lagoa, no Município de Pará de Minas/Minas Gerais

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is a chronic disease of high prevalence in Brazilians. It is considered a serious public health problem, constituting one of the risk factors for the appearance of cardiovascular, cerebral, vascular and renal diseases. This study aims to develop an intervention project to decrease / control the incidence of Systemic Hypertension in users served by the Recanto da Lagoa Basic Health Unit in the city of Pará de Minas / Minas Gerais. The work was done by reviewing the literature through the consultation of scientific articles. The Strategic Situational Planning has a problem-based approach, capable of providing a comprehensive, all-encompassing, action-based view that must be involved in coping with the problems. The main difficulties presented to reduce / control the incidence of systemic arterial hypertension were the follow-up of hypertensive patients, the adoption of healthy habits and lifestyles, the incorrect use and non-use of antihypertensive drugs and the lack of a situational diagnosis of the territory. This study aims to reduce blood pressure levels, establish diagnoses, treatments, follow-up and control within the ideal goals for each patient with the decrease of morbidity and mortality rates.