Promoção de informação quanto ao uso adequado dos anti-hipertensivos à população do município de Barra de Santo Antônio-AL

Abstract

Arterial hypertension is a chronic non-communicable disease defined by blood pressure levels, in which the benefits of treatment (non-drug and/or medication) outweigh the risks. It is a multifactorial condition, which depends on genetic/epigenetic, environmental and social factors. The primary objective of treating hypertension is to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, therefore, the proposed treatments should not only reduce blood pressure, but also fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events and, if possible, the mortality rate. High blood pressure levels in hypertensive patients were identified through nursing screenings, they already had medication prescriptions to use the medications, and it was noted that the majority did not use them properly and many of them did not adhere to the medications because they reported that “My blood pressure started to normalize and that’s why I stopped taking blood pressure medications”. The intervention aims to develop an action plan that seeks to provide important information regarding the appropriate use of antihypertensive drugs. To this end, lectures will be held for patients monitored during the hyper-day in the waiting room, home visits, monitoring by ACS, pamphlets, an explanatory table, as much information as possible that can be offered to patients, with the aim of passing on information about the importanc of using antihypertensive medications, as it is precisely this that stabilizes blood pressure, thus keeping it riskfree.