Cardiovascular diseases, overweight, diabetes mellitus, hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (n = 67 participants) and control group (n = 68 participants)
participants in the intervention group were subdivided into four sub-groups (Sub-group I1 n = 16
Sub-group I2 n = 17
Sub-group I3 n = 17
Sub-group I4 n = 17), because according to the principles of methodological reference the number of participants in each group must ensure the display of all individuals at the same time and can not e
Behavioural
Other
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 135 metallurgical workers were evaluated and the inclusion criteria for the evaluation are: being male; be aged between 18 and 70 years; being actively working on a metallurgical company selected in Metropolitan area of maringá-PR
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being out of the company and/or vacation during the recruitment period;refuse to participate in the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Low score of knowledge about cardiovascular diseases, verified by assessment by the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire instrument (HDFQ-2) from lowest score of 17.5 points.;Outcome found: Score of knowledge about cardiovascular disease within the standard average of previous studies, verified by evaluating the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire instrument (HDFQ-2) from 18.48 score points in the intervention group and 17.54 score points for the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health behavior changes related to measures of control and prevention of cardiovascular disease checked through dietary habit changes, physical activity and alcohol consumption, assessed by joining semi-structured questionnaires already validated in the literature.;Outcome found: some changes in health behaviors, these related to the control and prevention of cardiovascular disease, verified through concrete changes in eating habits of both intervention and control groups, and decreased physical inactivity, evaluated by joining semi questionnaires -estruturados already validated in the literature. Also found decrease in mean diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group, evaluated from weekly assessments during the 3 months of intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGabriela Ganassin
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Outcome results
None listed