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Health care provided to hypertensive and diabetic patients in Brazil: an integrative review
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Keywords

Health care
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus

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Health care provided to hypertensive and diabetic patients in Brazil: an integrative review. (2021). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 13(3), e6956. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e6956.2021

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the evidence available in the scientific literature on health care provided to hypertensive and diabetic users in Brazil. Methods: This is a integrative review study of the Scientific Electronic Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature (LILACS) and Nursing Database (BDENF) databases, using descriptors according to the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) and combining them using the Boolean operator AND, inclusion criteria: publications from 2009 to 2018 in Portuguese, Spanish and English, with duplicates and those that did not address the topic being excluded. Results: Nine studies were selected for analysis, which addressed the theme proposed by the current study, soon two main thematic groups emerged: Structure of health units and Care processes. Having the same relevant impacts on the assistance provided to hypertensive and diabetic users. Final considerations: As a limitation, the inclusion of countless studies with different research designs stands out, making the analysis difficult, how much potential has the sampling of the selected studies, as it provided an effective understanding of the quality of the assistance provided to hypertensive and diabetic patients in Brazil. In addition, the findings will support the work of managers and health professionals.

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