Proposta de intervenção para rastreio, prevenção e tratamento da retinopatia hipertensiva na população adscrita à ESF Verde Vale, na Unidade Básica de Saúde Belo Vale, no município de Sete Lagoas, em Minas Gerais

Abstract

The community assisted by the Vale Verde Family Health Team in the Municipality of Sete Lagoas in the interior of the State of Minas Gerais, has a high prevalence of chronic diseases such as systemic arterial hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. Hypertensive Retinopathy is among the patients with hypertension and the team decided to invest in improving the quality of life of the population from its screening and prevention, which reaches the least favored portion of the population and can be prevented if there is early diagnosis and control of the underlying disease. This work aims to elaborate a proposal for intervention for screening, prevention and treatment of Hypertensive Retinopathy in this population. A rapid estimation was made with prioritization of the problems and intervention proposals to promote educational actions for the population about the prevention of Systemic Arterial Hypertension and its consequences, establish practices of semi-annual consultations to hypertensive patients for the evaluation and renewal of recipes and to stimulate the practice of physical activities and hyposodic diet among hypertensive patients of the community. From the proposed actions, it is expected that the blood pressure levels of hypertensive patients will be better controlled.