Hypertension in a female nursing staff-pattern of occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment

Abstract

The results point to the need to introduce hypertension control measures in this occupational group, because of the magnitude of the disease and the potential impact on diffusion of knowledge and measures to control hypertension.

Psychosocial stress and hypertension in nursing staff

“…[23,24] In this study, the lack of association between SAH and psychosocial stress may be related to interference resulting from the employment stability given to workers of public institution, could have a minimized perception of the demands arising from the work process. This aspect has also been reported in other studies involving Brazilian and foreign public institutions.…”

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Taiwanese Healthcare Workers

“…7) evaluated the health status of healthcare workers who received health checkups for fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and blood pressure, and found that metabolic derangements are the most important health problems for healthcare workers. Other studies have also reported a high prevalence of hypertension in hospital employees 8,9) . However, only a small number of studies have compared cardiovascular risk factors between various groups of healthcare workers who might experience different work-related hazards on their jobs.…”

Prevalence of hypertension and its correlates among employees of a tertiary hospital in Yenagoa, Nigeria

“…[15] A few reports exist on the prevalence of HTN among hospital employees outside Nigeria. For instance, some Brazilian studies reported prevalence rates of 26% [17] and 36% [18] among physicians and female nurses respectively.…”