Abstract

TREJO ORTIZ, Perla María et al. Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Stage of Behavioral Change in Nursing Staff. Rev Cuid [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.1, pp.349-354. ISSN 2216-0973.  https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v3i1.31.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are a principal cause of death in the world and are also the cause of many handicaps as well as excessive spending for its prevention and control. More than 87,000 people have died because of some form of heart disease in Mexico. As such it's important to compare the prevalent cardiovascular risk factors and the stage of behavioral change in which the nursing staff resides. Since they are the principal contact and promoters of health among the population therefore they should preach by example in order to achieve an effective elementary education. Materials and Methods: this study was a descriptive and comparative from a random study of 150 nurses from the General Hospital in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. We used the VICORSAT instrument and the Rhode Island universities scale for change evaluation, also took weight, measurements, and blood pressure Results: the average age was 35.9 years (DE= 7.1) 63.3% of the participants were sedentary, 22.7% smoke, a minority mentions a case a daily consumption of soda or fast food (18% and 8% respectively), 64.7% were overweight or obese, 39.3% of the participants had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular illness due to their waist circumference, 46% of the participants had a family history of diabetes and 52% hypertension. The parameter of waist circumference alone showed significant differences in the stages of behavioral change, those participants who had a lower circumference were found in the maintenance stage (p<.05). Discussion and Conclusions: the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors is high among nursing staff. As a result it is necessary that the nursing staff identifies the presence of risk factors as well as being open to generating new tendencies to reduce or eliminate these factors.

Keywords : Risk Factors; Cardiovascular Diseases; Nursing Staff.

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