Nursing Care through ICTs in Hypertensive Teachers with Cardiovascular Risk in a Primary Care Centers

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and are the leading cause of death worldwide. In turn, they seem to affect men and women differentially, being the most frequent cause of death in the latter worldwide, even in developing countries. Aim: to determine Nursing care using ICTs in hypertensive teachers with cardiovascular risk in a primary care center in North Lima. primary school in North Lima. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive-cross-sectional study, with a population of 265 participants who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the cardiovascular risk calculator. Results: we could observe that 4.2% have very high cardiovascular risk, 10.9% high cardiovascular risk, 37.4% moderate cardiovascular risk and 47.5% very low cardiovascular risk. Conclusions: the person with high blood pressure should be educated about the risks that the disease can generate, and how to minimize the risks that may affect their health well-being. © 2023 Gallegos-Espinoza et al., licensed to EAI.