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- Title
Evaluation of Cardiovascular Disease Assessment and Preventive Activities Behaviour among the Female Nurses.
- Authors
Juhari, Siti Norazlina; Yusoff, Siti Suhaila Mohd; Badrin, Salziyan; Zin, Faridah Mohd; Ismail, Tengku Alina Tengku; Yusoff, Harmy Mohamed
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cardiovascular disease risk and preventive activity-associated factors and shift work in female nurses at a teaching hospital in Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 180 female nurses older than 40 years old. A self-administered questionnaire was used that had been adapted from the World Health Organization's STEPS instrument. The blood pressure, blood glucose, serum lipids and body mass index readings of each participant were taken to calculate cardiovascular disease risk based on the Framingham Risk Score. Descriptive statistic, simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 22. Results: The proportion of female nurses with a moderate to high cardiovascular disease risk was 30%, while 70% had a low risk. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that physical inactivity, dietary habits, fewer screenings for diabetes mellitus (DM) and shift work were significantly associated with moderate to high cardiovascular disease risk. Conclusion: The prevalence of moderate to high cardiovascular disease risk among these female nurses at the teaching hospital was 30%. Physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet, fewer screenings for DM and shift work were significantly associated with moderate to high cardiovascular disease risk. These results may be useful in the future as a reference for creating or innovating preventive methods regarding the protection, safety and health of nurses in the workplace.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; DIAGNOSIS of diabetes; ACADEMIC medical centers; BLOOD pressure measurement; BLOOD sugar; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; FOOD habits; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; LIPIDS; MEDICAL screening; NURSES; PREVENTIVE health services; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK assessment; SEX distribution; SHIFT systems; WOMEN'S health; WORLD Health Organization; MULTIPLE regression analysis; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 6, p661
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article