Walking group: protection factor for cardiovascular events in hypertensive women

Authors

  • Luciano Faustino da Silva Prefeitura Municipal de Arapoti, Aratipoti, PR
  • Érica Aparecida de Moraes Silva Prefeitura Municipal de São José da Boa Vista, São José da Boa Vista, PR
  • Ricardo Castanho Moreira Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná, Bandeirantes, PR https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4014-3201
  • Maria de Fátima Mantovani Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7961-8273

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/217976925473

Keywords:

Women, Hypertension, Walking, Secundary prevention, Myocardial ischemia

Abstract

Objective: to compare the mean difference of Framingham’s Cardiovascular Risk Score (FCRS) in women with hypertension who participated in a walking group with those who did not participate. Method: cross-sectional study held in a Community Health Unit (CHU) at the Family Health Strategy (FHS), in Bandeirantes-PR town, in the period from June to August 2008, with 40 hypertensive women, divided into two groups: Group 1- Walk and Group 2-No Walk. The instruments used were form sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory, and FCRS. Results: there was statistical difference of mean scores obtained by the groups. The Group 1-Walk presented an average score of 8.85 and Group 2-No Walk 12.15, being classified as low and medium risk for cardiovascular events, respectively. Conclusion: walking is an important protective factor for cardiovascular disease

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Luciano Faustino da Silva, Prefeitura Municipal de Arapoti, Aratipoti, PR

Enfermeiro. Graduado pela UENP.

Érica Aparecida de Moraes Silva, Prefeitura Municipal de São José da Boa Vista, São José da Boa Vista, PR

Enfermeira. Graduada pela UENP.

Ricardo Castanho Moreira, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná, Bandeirantes, PR

Enfermeiro. Graduado pela UNIOESTE, Cascavel. Mestrado pela UEM. Doutorando na UFPR.

Maria de Fátima Mantovani, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR

Doutora em enfermagem. Professora do PPGENF da UFPR. Membro do Grupo de Estudos Multiprofissional em Saúde da Adulto.

Downloads

Published

2012-08-14

How to Cite

Silva, L. F. da, Silva, Érica A. de M., Moreira, R. C., & Mantovani, M. de F. (2012). Walking group: protection factor for cardiovascular events in hypertensive women. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 2(2), 222–231. https://doi.org/10.5902/217976925473

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Artigos Originais

License

 

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Most read articles by the same author(s)