Cardiac risk assessment amongst undergraduate nursing students

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Jiovana De Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Patrício, Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo, Alves, Karoline de Lima, Albuquerque, Karla Fernandes de, Pereira, Ivoneide Lucena, Félix, Iana Virgínia Bezerra
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50055
• topic: Doenças Cardiovasculares; Fatores de Risco; Enfermagem; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Enfermedades Cardiovasculares; Factores de Riesgo; Enfermería; Estudiantes de Enfermería; Atención de Enfermería; Cardiovascular Diseases; Risk Factors; Nursing; Nursing Students; Nursing Care

The study objective was to identify cardiac risks amongst nursing undergraduate degree students. It is a cross-sectional exploratory quantitative survey carried out from March to November 2012. Research subjects were 84 first to third year students at a university in the city of João Pessoa. Data was collected through a questionnaire assessing demographic, personal, family history, clinical data and lifestyle habits. The researchers applied also the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The study results revealed a predominance of healthy habits and normal clinical conditions. Nevertheless, the researchers found that 38 (33.3%) students had dizziness, 34 (40.5%) headache, 13 (15.5%) alcoholism signs, and 28 (33.3%) were under continuous medication. A total of 61 (72.6%) students had a family history of hypertension and 48 (57.1%) of diabetes. The research subjects' data revealed that 12 (14.3%) had hypertension (HTN); 31 (36.9%) had an increased waist circumference, and 57 (67.9%) led an inactive lifestyle. There was a statistical significance (p