Cardiovascular risk factors and quality of life of nursing students

Objective: to identify cardiovascular risk factors and the perception of quality of life among nursing students from a federal university in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted with 131 nursing students, in 2018. Data were collected through an instrument f...

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Published inRevista de Enfermagem da UFSM Vol. 11; p. e5
Main Authors Daiana Cristina Wickert, Laís Mara Caetano da Silva, Oclaris Lopes Munhoz, Maria Denise Schimith, Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Vanessa do Nascimento Silveira
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01.12.2020
Subjects
enfermagem
estudantes de enfermagem
qualidade de vida
saúde do estudante
sistema cardiovascular
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Summary:Objective: to identify cardiovascular risk factors and the perception of quality of life among nursing students from a federal university in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted with 131 nursing students, in 2018. Data were collected through an instrument for demographic and socioeconomic characterization, a form for identifying cardiovascular risk factors and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire, Bref (WHOQOL-BREF). In order to analyze data, we used descriptive statistics. Results: we found that 115 (87.8%) students had cardiovascular risk factors. As for quality of life, the average score was 70.1 (+17.0) for social relationships and 57.8 (+13.8) for the environment. Conclusion: there was a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, with a prevalence of sedentariness and obesity. Still regarding the quality of life, the worst perception was related to the environment, while social relationships highlighted positive results.
ISSN:2179-7692
2179-7692
DOI:10.5902/2179769243038