Intervenção para o controle e prevenção da hipertensão arterial na Estratégia Saúde Da Família do Município de Belo Monte, Maceió

Abstract

Systemic Hypertension is considered a chronic disease with a high prevalence in today's world, characterized by increased blood pressure above 120/80mmHg, with no modifiable risk factors such as age, sex, family history, race and other modifiable such as sedentary lifestyle, obesity, stress, smoking and others. This work aims to establish measures for prevention and control of hypertension by the family health team 01 in the community of Belo Monte, Alagoas. Narrative literature review was conducted to search for articles on the banks of the Virtual Library Data in Health in 2014 period 2016. For the preparation of the action plan was used situational strategic planning. The elected and prioritized problem was the high prevalence of hypertension without inadequate control and monitoring measures. The identified critical we were the inappropriate use of antihypertensive medications, poor dietary habits, increased use of alcohol and other drugs associated with arterial hypertension, non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment, religious beliefs and taboos related to high blood pressure and low information on the control and prevention of hypertension. The aim of the action plan to increase the level of information on hypertension and complications, prepare programmed schedule, use the manuals of the Ministry of Health and Alagoas state protocols in daily work. The preparation of this action plan enabled the family health team 01 recognize the importance of using a method of planning to organize the work process in favor of a more qualified monitoring to patients with hypertension.