Abstract
Objective:
To compare care for hypertension among teams that elaborate and do not elaborate care plans to hypertensive individuals and their families.
Methods:
This evaluative and cross-sectional study included 63 nurses from the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected using a structured instrument recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which was designed and validated by researches. Mean and median scores from evaluated sub-dimensions were compared according to elaboration of care plan by using the Student t test and Mann-Whitney test.
Results:
Scores obtained for the sub-dimensions of health promotion and individualized care were significantly higher among teams that elaborated care plans for individuals with hypertension and their families.
Conclusion:
Family Health Strategy teams that elaborate care plans to individuals with hypertension and their families had better performance in care practices of health promotion and individualized care.
Keywords
Hypertension/therapy; Arterial pressure/ therapy; Patient care planning; Advance care planning; Practice patterns; nursing; Health promotion; Health services evaluation