Open AccessNursing care to systemic arterial hypertension patients assisted by the e-sus program from the patient's perspective
Author(s) -
Bruna Santos da Silva,
Janayna Araújo Viana,
Anna Maria Valadares Araújo,
Tessy Dias de Araújo,
Ana Maria da Costa Teixeira Carneiro,
Maikon Chaves de Oliveira,
Marcela de Oliveira Feitosa,
Paulo César Alves Paiva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south florida journal of health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2675-5467
DOI - 10.46981/sfjhv2n4-006
Subject(s) - medicine , perspective (graphical) , overweight , promotion (chess) , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing , exploratory research , health professionals , health promotion , health care , family medicine , gerontology , body mass index , public health , economics , economic growth , artificial intelligence , sociology , politics , computer science , political science , anthropology , law
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.