Profile of women with acute myocardial infarction in the perspective of the health field model
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000300009Keywords:
acute myocardial infarction, gender, risk factorsAbstract
The research aimed at finding out the profile of 49 women with myocardial infarction hospitalized in two hospitals at São Paulo state. The following results were analysed according to the "Health Field Model": a) human biology: 79.6% of them were from 50 to 80 years old; 71,4% hypertension; 57,2% overweight; 42,4% diabetes mellitus; 57,1% had a positive family history of hypertension; b) socioeconomic characterization: 63,2% housewifes; 53% married; 55,1% with a salary lower than 3 minimum wages and 51% illiterate; c) life style: 93,8% lived a sedentary life; 79,6% referred to daily stress and 34,7% are smokers; d) attention to health: 53,1% knew about their diagnosis and 48,9% were being treated in primary health services. According to the model there are risk factors to infarction in the four elements.Downloads
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1999-07-01
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Profile of women with acute myocardial infarction in the perspective of the health field model. (1999). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 7(3), 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000300009