Adherence and therapy of hypertensive users assisted by a family health strategy team

Abstract

Objective: The present study aims to report the experiences of an intervention project on sensitization in adhering to the treatment of users diagnosed with systemic arterial hypertension in a Basic Family Health Unit. Methods: Es un relato de experiencia, con enfoque cualitativo. El proyecto involucró a usuarios hipertensos que estaban siendo monitoreados en un hospital asistido por un equipo de estrategia de salud familiar en la ciudad de Manaus, AM. Results: 40 users participated in the operational group. Of these, 19 were female and 21 male, aged 60 to 79 years. As for the Framingham cardiovascular risk stratification, 30 users were in the high risk category and 10 at moderate risk. Conclusion: Actions for this population enable an improvement in knowledge about hypertension, its complications and treatment measures and, consequently, greater adherence to treatment.