Baixa adesão ao tratamento em portadores de hipertensão arterial na unidade de saúde bom jesus do município Santa Luzia- MG

Abstract

High Blood Pressure (HBP) is characterized as a chronic disease is one of the most serious problems for public health in Brazil. In Family Health unit Good Jesus in the municipality Santa Luzia-MG, observes a low adherence to treatment in users with a diagnosis of hypertension, was the priorized problem. The control of hypertension is related to the degree of adherence to the treatment of the patients. The methodology was divided in three phases: realization of situational diagnosis; literature review and the development of action plan. In this study we selected the following critical node: habits and lifestyle: resistance to change lifestyle habits; low level of information about the disease and; deficiency in team work process. Based on these critical nodes were proposed the following actions to oppose: creation of projects “more health” in order to raise awareness about the importance of proper nutrition and physical activity; “more information” to increase the level of information about the hypertension among patients, families and the general population and; “care line” to improve the effectiveness of and structure health services to improve the effectiveness of care.