Nursing care to systemic arterial hypertension patients assisted by the e-sus program from the patient's perspective

Cuidados de enfermería a pacientes con hipertensión arterial sistémica asistidos por el programa e-sus desde la perspectiva del paciente

Authors

  • Bruna Santos da Silva
  • Janayna Araújo Viana
  • Anna Maria Valadares Araújo
  • Tessy Dias de Araujo
  • Ana Maria da Costa Teixeira Carneiro
  • Maikon Chaves de Oliveira
  • Marcela de Oliveira Feitosa
  • Paulo César Alves Paiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46981/sfjhv2n4-006

Keywords:

Hypertension, Salud, Assistência.

Abstract

General objective: To know the nursing care provided to systemic arterial hypertension patients assisted by the e-sus program from the patient's perspective. Methodology: Exploratory research with a quantitative approach. A form was used as an instrument, applied through home visits to 50 elderly people in March 2020. CEP approval opinion no. 3,534,141, on August 27, 2019. Results and Discussion: It was found in the research that 60% of the elderly were between 60 and 75 years old, 70% were female and 60% were illiterate. Regarding quality of life, 64% of the elderly reported physical inactivity, 78% were obese or overweight, and 54% reported having another pathology. In addition, 60% reported not participating in educational activities, hindering health promotion and prevention. As for the use of antihypertensive medications, 94% of the users informed that they were taking them, and 45.3% cited the verification of BP as care taken by the team. Conclusion: Therefore, it becomes relevant the implementation of new strategies and the improvement in the approaches already used by professionals, aiming at a quality of life for the elderly.

Published

2021-11-25

How to Cite

da Silva, B. S. ., Viana, J. A. ., Araújo, A. M. V. ., de Araujo, T. D. ., Carneiro, A. M. da C. T. ., de Oliveira, M. C. ., Feitosa, M. de O. ., & Paiva, P. C. A. . (2021). Nursing care to systemic arterial hypertension patients assisted by the e-sus program from the patient’s perspective: Cuidados de enfermería a pacientes con hipertensión arterial sistémica asistidos por el programa e-sus desde la perspectiva del paciente. South Florida Journal of Health, 2(4), 477–488. https://doi.org/10.46981/sfjhv2n4-006