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- Title
Intervenção educativa para idosos hipertensos: um relato de experiência.
- Authors
Firme de Moura Santos Martins, Jocenara; Firme de Moura Santos, Jéssika Roberta; de Araújo Rocha, Lívia; de Sousa Franco, Maurilo; da Silva Amorim, Luana; de Oliveira Lima, Luisa Helena
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the experience of educational health intervention for the control of arterial hypertension (SAH) in the elderly. METHODS: Descriptive study, type of experience report, of educational intervention actions developed with a group of hypertensive elderly people, between March and July 2019 in a UBS in the city of Paulistana - PI. RESULTS: 8 meetings were held: three lectures on healthy eating habits in the control of blood pressure levels; three nutritional consultations with their respective follow-ups and returns and two educational workshops. There was a prevalence of females, with low education, low income and married. Continuous and participatory health and nutritional education strategies, with reference to the reality of the population served, are essential for changing eating behavior and lifestyle. CONCLUSION: It appears that there is a need for continuous educational activities focused on promoting the health of hypertensive elderly people, as these, consequently, can maintain adequate blood pressure levels.
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 67, p6667
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i67p6667-6676