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Conceptual framework for research and clinical practice concerning cardiovascular health-related behaviors
Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani1, Marilia Estevam Cornélio, Rúbia de Freitas Agondi
1Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil. maria-cecilia.gallani@fsi.ulaval.ca
Objective:
To present a conceptual framework based on the PRECEDE model conceived to guide research and the clinical practice of nurses in the clinical follow-up of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Method:
The conceptual bases as well as the study designs used in the framework are discussed. The contextualization of the proposed structure is presented in the clinical follow-up of hypertensive patients. Examples of the intervention planning steps according to the intervention mapping protocol are provided.
Results:
This conceptual framework coherently and rationally guided the diagnostic steps related to excessive salt intake among hypertensive individuals, as well as the development and assessment of specific interventions designed to change this eating behavior.
Conclusion:
The use of this conceptual framework enables a greater understanding of health-related behaviors implied in the development and progression of cardiovascular risk factors and is useful in proposing nursing interventions with a greater chance of success. This model is a feasible strategy to improve the cardiovascular health of patients cared for by the Brazilian Unified Health System.
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