학술논문

Cardiovascular risk among nursing workers: a cross-sectional study
Document Type
article
Source
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. January 2022 75(4)
Subject
Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk Factors
Community Health Nursing
Occupational Health Nursing
Occupational Health
Language
English
ISSN
0034-7167
Abstract
Objective: to assess cardiovascular risk among nursing workers at a public hospital. Method: a cross-sectional study, with 324 nursing workers, using a questionnaire composed of two information blocks. The first covered issues related to sociodemographic and occupational and health characteristics, and the second, the Revised Framingham Risk Score (FRS), to stratify cardiovascular risk. To assess work-related psychosocial stress, the Swedish Social Control Demand Scale was used. Results: the most prevalent modifiable risk factor for CVDs was waist circumference (75.9%), followed by overweight (43.8%), obesity (29.3%), alcohol consumption (21.9%), lipoprotein cholesterol low density (LDL) > 130 (20.7%) and hypertension (20.4%) Conclusion: it was found that 96% of workers had a low risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next ten years, and male workers aged >40 years with shorter working hours are more likely to have cardiovascular disease.