Arterial pressure control for nursing military professionals

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: Determine which risks factors for hypertension that military nursing professionals identify in their lifestyle; classifying blood pressure levels of professionals. Method: Quantitative, based on descriptive research. Results: This study included 40 military professionals in nursing. The following risks factors were identified for hypertension in the study population: using of hormonal contraceptives (8.0%), smoking (7.0%), alcoholic beverages (2.0%), physical inactivity (21.0%), stress (25.0%), excessive salt intake (11.0%), obesity (8.0%) and high calorie and high protein diet (18.0%). The classification of blood pressure of the subjects revealed that 70.0% showed pressure values considered normal or optimal, values between 12.5% and 17.5 % were considered borderline hypertensions prove. Conclusion: This study indicates the needs for changes in professionals’ lifestyle, because the risks factors associated with blood pressure levels may contribute to the onset of hypertension into analyzed population.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Estresse e demais fatores de risco para hipertensão arterial entre profissionais militares da área de enfermagem ; El estrés y otros factores de riesgo entre profesionales militares de enfermería
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 3646-3666
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(1)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Medizin und Gesundheit ; Medizin, Sozialmedizin

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Silva, Jorge Luiz Lima da ; Lima, Rodrigo Pereira ; Taveira, Rodrigo Pereira Costa ; Costa, Felipe dos Santos ; Soares, Rafael da Silva
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.3646-3666
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53836-8
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ