Satisfaction of hypertensive women assisted in primary care with regard to family and community essential attributes

The Family Health Strategy proposes a comprehensive and effective care of hypertensive patients by means of the interaction among users, health professionals and community. An adaptation of the Primary Care Assessment Tool was applied to assess users' satisfaction with respect to two key dimensions of primary care: 'Focus on Family' showed satisfactory composite index, while 'Community Guidance' revealed a lesser satisfaction index in one of the health districts. This study provided for the identification of the districts presenting the best and the worst performances. We suggest that health care managers take action so to improve care for hypertensive users in the district presenting the worst performance.