HEALTH EDUCATION WITH THE ELDERLY ABOUT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES MELLITUS: experience report

Abstract

Objective: to report the experience of health education actions with the elderly on Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. Method: this is a descriptive study, type of experience report, built from the experience of a nurse in a Reference Center in Geriatrics and Gerontology in the city of São Luís, in the state of Maranhão. Results: through a more interactive model of actions, a dynamic and humanized space was created that contributed to the interaction, participation, exchange of knowledge and learning between professionals and individuals in the therapeutic group, which favored the awareness of integral self-care in favor of of quality of life. Conclusion: carrying out health education actions with the elderly on Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus is a fundamental instrument for health promotion, disease prevention and injuries. The nurse is a professional of great importance in this process by encouraging individuals to act, in their daily lives, in order to promote health. Thus, there is a need for them to devise new ways of intervening in health care, appropriating the theoretical-philosophical understanding of health education and the aspects involved with the theme.

Descriptors: Hypertension, Arterial; Diabetes Mellitus; Elderly;