Karla Fernandes de Albuquerque

Avaliação para riscos cardiovasculares em estudantes de enfermagem

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 Joao 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<0.05) between BMI and the variables: waist circumference, family history and hypertension, capillary glycaemia, and sedentary lifestyle. There was also significance between waist circumference and family history, BMI and HTN, HTN and diabetes, sedentary lifestyle and high capillary blood glucose levels. The study results revealed possible risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease amongst young nursing students. The study points out to which extent self-care is necessary in order to maintain health and a good quality of life.

Service Provided by the Elderly Person in the Family Health Strategy

Objective: to meet the care given to the elderly person in a unit of the family health strategy. Method : participated in 189 14 elderly family health Strategies of Joao Pessoa-PB through a questionnaire, and the data processed by the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 19.0 and exposed in frequency and percentage. Results : the elderly have in average of 68 years of age; majority (66,3%) and married women (47,4%). As for the service, most agree fully with its resolution (67,1%), occurrence of home visits (80,4%), no long wait (40,2%) and no other complaints (49,7%). However, 125 (66%1) of seniors disagree totally they receive priority assistance. Conclusion : the care model of the family health strategy Unit is in line with most of its guidelines established. Keywords :Aged;Comprehensive Health Care; Family Health Strategy.