Criação do grupo educativo de pessoas com hipertensão arterial sistêmica e diabetes mellitus na Unidade Saúde da Família Josefa Maria Lima — ESF 2, no município de Jacuípe, Alagoas

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the main risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases in the community, representing public health problems, which are entirely related to inadequate daily life and eating habits, consumption of alcoholic beverages, smoking, sedentary lifestyle , overweight and obesity and also heredity. Both conditions have a major impact on patients' quality of life, requiring ongoing management and preventative healthcare. The objective of this study was to present an intervention project to create an educational group for people with systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, in the community served by USF Josefa Maria Lima – ESF 2, in the municipality of Jacuípe, Alagoas. To prepare this intervention project, Situational Strategic Planning was used and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scientific Electronic Library Online - Scielo) was consulted, Nescon's Virtual Health Library, documents from public bodies (ministries, secretariats, etc.) in addition to data registered in the PEC of USF Josefa Maria Lima's own collection – ESF 2. Educational groups play a vital, innovative and effective role in supporting and educating people with systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, enabling them to adopt proactive measures to improve care, health, well being and quality of life, promoting a more holistic and person-centered approach. Thus, it is expected to contribute to the formulation of strategies, with multidisciplinary collaboration, that improve the quality of care offered to people with systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus.