纳米比亚精神疾病患者心血管疾病的危险因素
Ndahambelela F N Mthoko1, Lilian Pazvakawambwa2, Marja Leonhardt3,4
1Mental Health Care Centre, Private Bag 13215, Windhoek, Namibia.
Ghana medical journal
|August 14, 2023
概括
心血管疾病的风险因素在温德赫克精神疾病患者中很常见. 定期查和管理对于改善健康结果和降低死亡率至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 在全球范围内对健康造成重大负担.
- 患有精神疾病的个人往往会经历更高的心血管疾病风险因素的流行率.
- 了解特定人群中的这些风险对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定心血管疾病风险因素在患有精神疾病的成年人中的流行率.
- 在研究人群中确定精神疾病和心血管疾病风险因素之间的关联.
- 为管理心血管疾病风险的公共卫生策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在纳米比亚温德霍克的精神卫生保健中心进行了一项观察性,横截面研究.
- 通过系统的随机抽样,招募了385名患有精神疾病的成年患者.
- 经过验证的评估工具被用于收集关于心脏病风险因素的数据,随后进行描述性统计和奇平方测试.
主要成果:
- 心血管疾病风险因素的高患病率,包括酒精使用 (31.7%),尼古丁使用 (21%),高血压 (21.3%),超重/肥胖 (55%).
- 腹部肥胖很普遍,特别是在女性中 (59.2%).
- 精神疾病与酒精使用和体力活动水平有显著的关联.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了精神疾病患者中心血管疾病风险因素的重大负担.
- 心理健康从业人员应该经常选和管理这些风险因素.
- 系统监测可以有助于实现国家卫生目标,减少心血管疾病发病率和死亡率.
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