Educação em saúde com pacientes hipertensos, na Equipe de Saúde da Família Topázio, Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is a serious public health problem in the world, currently affecting considerable portion of the population. It is the most frequent of non-communicable chronic diseases and also the main risk factor for complications such as chronic kidney disease, stroke and acute myocardial infarction. During the accomplishment of the health diagnosis of the area of the Topázio health team, it was observed an increase in the incidence of chronic pathologies, especially hypertension, and a greater number of people with complications due to lack of control and lack of knowledge about the disease. As the main problem identified as a priority by the family health team, this study aimed to propose an intervention to modify the knowledge that patients have about their health disease process. The methodology was Strategic Planning, executed in three stages: situational diagnosis, review of the literature and development of a plan of action. In this study, the following critical nodes were selected: the population was not aware about the disease and the there was a lack of educational programs correctly focused on the theme. Based on these critical nodes, the projects "Saber é Saúde" (Health knowledge) and "Viver Melhor" (Healthy Living) were proposed to increase the information and knowledge of the population on arterial hypertension. The entire proposal was developed to guarantee knowledge of hypertensive patients, families and community about hypertension and to implement the model of patient-centered care.