Objective: To report on the experience of developing and implementing Blood Pressure Screening Programs carried out in Brazil from 2015 to 2018. Method: A case report conducted in five Brazilian cities, covering the following stages: Elaboration, cooperation, recruitment, development, planning, training, dissemination, execution, and analysis. Results: Partnerships with public and private institutions were esta...
Objective to evaluate the effect of an educational program on blood pressure recording for nursing professionals in relation to theoretical knowledge and the quality of these records. Method quasi-experimental study conducted in a hospital service located in the city of São Paulo. The theoretical knowledge of 101 professionals was measured using a validated questionnaire before and after the educational interve...
Aimed at analyzing the association between diet and health-related quality of life of people with systemic arterial hypertension. A descriptive-analytic study of 397 hypertensive people conducted from April to July 2013 attended by a family health strategy center unit in south Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil. The Minichal instrument was used for evaluating health-related quality of life and another instrument was used...
Objetivou-se avaliar a presença de depressão, a capacidade para realizar as atividades da vida diária e a função cognitiva de idosos hipertensos cadastrados em uma unidade de estratégia de saúde da família. Pesquisa descritiva/quantitativa, em Minas Gerais, Brasil, de dezembro de 2011 a janeiro de 2012, com 172 idosos, utilizando-se um instrumento de caracterização, Escala de Depressão Geriátrica de Yesavage, E...
We aimed to evaluate the presence of depression, the ability to perform activities of daily living, and the cognitive function of elderly with hypertension registered in a unit of the family health strategy. A descriptive-quantitative research conducted in Minas Gerais, Brazil, from December 2011 to January 2012, with 172 elderly patients, using a characterization instrument; the Yesavage Geriatric Depression S...
Foi objetivo analisar a associação entre alimentação e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pessoas com hipertensão arterial sistêmica. Estudo descritivo-analítico com 397 pessoas hipertensas cadastradas em uma unidade de estratégia de saúde da família do Sul de Minas Gerais, MG, Brasil, realizado de abril a julho de 2013. Utilizou-se o instrumento Minichal para a avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada ...
Aimed at analyzing the association between diet and health-related quality of life of people with systemic arterial hypertension. A descriptive-analytic study of 397 hypertensive people conducted from April to July 2013 attended by a family health strategy center unit in south Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil. The Minichal instrument was used for evaluating health-related quality of life and another instrument was used...
Objetivo: Determinar e analisar o conhecimento teórico e prático de profissionais de Enfermagem sobre a medida indireta da pressão arterial. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, transversal, com profissionais de Enfermagem de uma unidade coronariana. Participaram do estudo 31 sujeitos (86% da população), sendo 38,7% enfermeiros e 61,3% técnicos em enfermagem. A avaliação teórica ocorreu por meio de questionário validado...
To avoid inaccurate blood pressure (BP) readings, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends cuff width (CW) encircling 40% of the arm circumference (AC) and cuff length at least 80-100%. This study aimed to identify inpatients´ AC, the corresponding cuff size and the cuff size availability. In total, 81 AC were measured in the right arm. The cuff sizes to fit them were calculated according to AHA AC/CW wi...