Plano de intervenção: educação preventiva para a qualidade de vida de pacientes com hipertensão arterial sistêmica na UPA Homero Gil, em Betim – Minas Gerais.

Abstract

The chronic diseases are now responsible for most illnesses and deaths in many countries, among them the hypertension. The challenges of prevention and control of hypertension and its complications are part of routine primary care teams, seeking thus a link between the community and the registered customer, observing cultural, racial, religious and various social factors involved. Thus, the intervention project aims to guide those with hypertension on the changes in the life of daily life, particularly in therapeutic and preventive process, highlighting aspects such as adequate food, especially regarding the consumption of salt and control weight. The physical activity, smoking cessation, reduced alcohol use, as these are factors that need to be addressed and controlled so that the desired blood pressure levels are reached. Thus, the creation of projects that address this problem is very important to promote the quality of life carrier of Hypertension.