People in alcoholism recovery

assessment of cardiovascular risk factors

Authors

  • Francisco Fernando Almeida Sousa Universidade de Fortaleza
  • Rita Neuma Dantas Cavalcante de Abreu Universidade de Fortaleza
  • Francisca Liliane Pereira da Costa UNIFOR
  • Eliane Magalhães de Brito Centro de Atenção Psicossocial
  • Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Sarah de Souza Escudeiro UECE
  • Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira UECE
  • Maria Goretti Soares Monteiro Instituto Dr. José Frota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v5i2p1-18

Keywords:

Hypertension, Alcoholism, Nursing

Abstract

This descriptive and quantitative study aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors for people in alcoholism recovery in Fortaleza, state of Ceara, Brazil. In total, 62 people participated in the study. It was found that 58.7% of participants were overweight or obese, 63.3% had increased waist circumference, 50% reported consumption of industrialized sources of salt, 57.4% did not practiced physical exercises, 59.6% admitted to get stressed easily; 74.2% reported current or previous use of tobacco. Besides use of alcohol, other factors related to the development of cardiovascular diseases were present in the subjects of the study.

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Published

2009-08-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Sousa, F. F. A., Abreu, R. N. D. C. de, Costa, F. L. P. da, Brito, E. M. de, Vasconcelos, S. M. M., Escudeiro, S. de S., Moreira, T. M. M., & Monteiro, M. G. S. (2009). People in alcoholism recovery: assessment of cardiovascular risk factors. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 5(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v5i2p1-18