Action plan for the control of arterial hypertension in patients from Arame-Maranhão, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: arterial hypertension is a clinical condition that causes the admission of a large number of patients in the emergency and urgency areas of the hospital services. The number of hypertensive patients in the age group from 18 to 90 years of age is increasing in the João Paulo Basic Health Unit II, in Arame, Maranhão state. Objective: to implement an action plan for the optimal control of systemic arterial hypertension in the communities covered by the health institution under study, during the period from December 2017 to June 2018. Method: an intervention study was carried out in 467 hypertensive patients, out of a population of 935 individuals. The primary data was obtained from the medical records. The variables studied were: age, sex, toxic habits, body mass index, dietary habits, physical activity and compliance with medical treatment. Results: after the intervention, the attendance, treatment reassessment, admissions, and control of arterial figures improved substantially to 4.0%, 3.7%, 0.2%, and 9.8%, respectively. Conclusions: there is a need to intervene in the care of hypertensive patients and the general population to transform lifestyles and risk factors that guarantee the reduction of the incidence of systemic arterial hypertension, all of which favors the increase in adherence to treatment, improves medical follow-up and contributes to reducing complications and hospital admissions.

Keywords

• hipertensión arterial
• factores de riesgo
• equipo de salud de la familia