Men's health and cardiovascular disease: the nursing care management in ambulatory

Abstract

Objectives: characterize the socio-demographic conditions and life habits of male customers and discuss about managing cardiovascular nursing care in outpatient level. Method: transversal study and descriptive, exploratory with 50 participants. Applied an interview on personal data, life habits and health conditions. We used Epi InfoTM version 3.5.2 for statistical analysis. Approved research on the Ethics Committee and research opinion no 236,786. Results: were characterized men over 40 years, retirees, pensioners or the unemployed, with low income and education, poor sleep pattern and 52% with hypertension. It was observed that the risk factors are modifiable, and fix them through health education and lifestyle changes. Conclusion: There are big challenges for the management of nursing care in a gender perspective offering important discussions on promotion and prevention of diseases.