Multiprofessional approach to hypertensive patients

Abstract

One of the most important difficulties in treatment of hypertension is the compliance to treatment. The approach of hypertensive patients by differents professionals improve the compliance to treatment. A good estrategie to achieve this goal is to organize multiprofessional team. All kind of health professional can participate of the team (phisicians, nurses, nutritionists, members of social service, psychologists, physical trainers, administrative staff) but not all are necessary to begin the team. The most important thing is the uniformity of comportament and of information to the patients. This approach improve the compliance and give benefits in concerning high blood pressure and others cardiovascular risk factors.