Programs for screening blood pressure values in the world: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the evidence available in the literature on the programs of tracing two values of arterial pressure in the world. Method: integrative literature review, carried out no more than September 2019 with the period from 2015 to 2019, based on data bases National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Latin American and Caribbean literature in health science, Web of Science, not Scopus Dice Bank in the Cochrane Library. Results: A total of 13 studies were selected to integrate this review. Traces of arterial pressure carried out to highlight the importance of the same for awareness, early detection, control and prevention of elevating pressure values. Conclusion: Arterial pressure monitoring program is a low-custodial strategy and high efficiency, for the identification of diagnosis, treatment and control of arterial hypertension, according to developed and developing countries, and at the same time it contributed to the reduction of risks for cardiovascular diseases.