Nursing Intervention in Two Risk Factors of the Metabolic Syndrome and Quality of Life in the Climacteric Period

Summary

The estrogenic deficit characteristic of the climacteric stage is accompanied by a high incidence of health problems, such as the presence of Metabolic Syndrome risk factors that contribute to the increase of cardiovascular diseases.

Objective: To determine the effect of a nursing intervention based on self-care aimed at improving the control of two metabolic syndrome risk factors (abdominal obesity and arterial hypertension) and health-related quality of life in climacteric women.

Material and methods: Quasi-experimental study, non-equivalent control group design with women between 40 and 59 years old who present two risk factors of the Metabolic Syndrome (abdominal obesity and arterial hypertension) from two type C Health Centers of District 17D03 of Quito, Ecuador. Among one of the conceptual hypotheses, the researchers have Conceptual hypothesis 1: Climacteric women of the experimental group after the intervention of Nursing based on self-care improve two risk factors of MS with respect to those of the comparison group. A sample of 40 women was selected for experimental group and 40 for comparison group. Instruments and measurements: Abdominal Circumference, Blood Pressure, Menopause Rating Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Women in both groups received the usual care and those in the experimental group received a Nursing Intervention with technological support that included individual face-to-face nursing counseling, group education and physical activity sessions through a virtual platform for 12 weeks. Ethical requirements were considered.

Expected results: It is expected that after the Nursing Intervention based on self-care the women of the experimental group will decrease the parameters of abdominal circumference, blood pressure and improve health-related quality of life.

Conditions

• Obesity, Abdominal
• Hypertension
• Quality of Life
• Menopause

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

: Nursing intervention in two risk factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, abdominal obesity and arterial hypertension and quality of life in the climacteric period.

Nursing intervention with technological support (Metamorphosis) in two risk factors of Metabolic Syndrome, abdominal obesity and hypertension and quality of life in the climacteric period, developed in 3 months, in the experimental group that includes individual nursing counseling, group education virtually and physical activity sessions for 12 weeks virtually.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Central del Ecuador

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidad de Concepcion

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sandra C Riofrío Terrazas, Dra (c) · Universidad Central del Ecuador

• Sandra C Riofrío Terrazas, Dra (c) · Centro de Salud San Antonio de Pichincha

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

59 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-09-04

Primary Completion

2021-09-11

Completion

2021-12-22

Countries

• Ecuador

Study Locations