Access and quality of care for users with hypertension and diabetes mellitus
International Journal of Development Research
Access and quality of care for users with hypertension and diabetes mellitus
Received 17th October, 2018; Received in revised form 10th November, 2018; Accepted 15th December, 2018; Published online 30th January, 2019
Copyright © 2019, GOMES, Bruna Cristiane Furtado et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this study is enlarge the access of users to Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care (PHC). Methodology: This is an action research with actions directed with strategic leaders (1) organization and management of the service; (2) monitoring and evaluation; (3) public engagement; (4) classification of clinical practice. Results: the follow-up of 87.9% hypertensive and 86% diabetic patients, cardiovascular risk assessment, and lifestyle changes. Final Considerations: To increase the acess of hypertensive and diabetic users, it is necessary to program the care agenda according to the need of the population.
