PEDRO

Name

PEDRO

Age

Country

Brazil

Area

suburban

Life course

working age adult

Need

Chronic conditions and / or social needs

Connectivity

broadband, smart phone, mobile device

A 50-year-old male patient, married for 25 years, being followed up in primary health care. He is an administrator and has been experiencing blood pressure spikes in the mornings. He is concerned about his significant weight gain over the last 8 years and how this is affecting his relationship with his wife.

Internet usage

Mobile device skills

Affinity to new tech

Digital Health Literacy

Assistance (ICT use)

What's important to PEDRO

Patient cares about maintaining quality time with family and doing his job properly.
Likes to spend his free time with friends.

Health concerns

– OSAHS
– Obesity (BMI 38)
– Sedentary, no physical activity for several years
– Former smoker
– Social drinker

Daily living

– Works as an administrator in a building materials company
– Sedentary, hasn’t practised physical activity for several years and correlates this with his work routine
– Has had problems with his wife due to snoring at night

Health tests

– Physical examination
– MRPA / Office BP measurements
– Fasting blood glucose and glycated haemoglobin levels
– Lipid profile check

Events, issues & personal concerns

– Stressed due to work demands
– Concerned about your daytime sleepiness and how it has impacted your relationships with people
– Worried about blood pressure rises in the morning

Treatment: medications, therapies, etc.

No medication

Own resources & assets / support

– He lives with his wife, who supports him in his search for treatment for his comorbidities
– He is a user of the Unified Health System (SUS)
– Has an active Family Health Unit in his neighbourhood and is always visited by his CHA, who encourages him to seek medical care at the unit

Care professional concerns

– He hasn’t seen a specialist in many years
– last consultation with neurologist about 3 years ago when diagnosed with OSAHS , lost follow-up at referral unit

Needs

– Need proper follow-up of their comorbidities
– Needs assessment to define the diagnosis of Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Developed by

Thaiana Azevedo