Painéis de indicadores de hipertensão arterial e diabetes na Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

Primary Health Care (PHC) is the first level of care in Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), focusing on health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, with an emphasis on comprehensive and continuous care. It plays a fundamental role in the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. These conditions represent major public health challenges due to their high prevalence and potential for severe complications, requiring effective prevention and control strategies, such as the monitoring of health indicators. The use of information systems, such as e-SUS APS, has become an important tool, although the lack of integration between platforms remains a challenge. In this context, the central objective of this research is the development of a set of dashboards for data visualization concerning the care provided in primary health care units in a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, with the aim of optimizing public health monitoring and management. The methodology used for the development of the dashboards followed an iterative process, involving the analysis of health professionals’ needs, especially nurse coordinators. Three dashboards were created using data generated by artificial intelligence, in addition to one dashboard built with data extracted from Datasus and e-SUS, encompassing information about the population's health, with a focus on hypertension and diabetes. The dashboards were built using interactive data visualization tools, with a focus on simplicity, accessibility, and clarity of information. To assess the effectiveness of the model, a questionnaire was applied to nurse managers at Basic Health Units (UBSs), who provided feedback on the applicability and usefulness of the dashboards in their daily management practices.The research results indicated that most professionals consider the information provided by the dashboards to be highly relevant for planning care for patients with hypertension and diabetes. These dashboards will enable managers to monitor the health of their population in detail, using specific data to optimize care delivery. By providing access to medical records and offering clinical and demographic data, managers can perform more assertive interventions and prioritize patients according to their needs