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Revista Cubana de Salud y Trabajo 2016; 17 (1)

Functional capacity and sedentary lifestyle in nurses of the Regional Hospital ‘Rafael Hernandez’ of therepublic of Panama

Cabrera EM

Language: Spanish
References: 29
Page: 37-42
PDF size: 362.69 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: The purpose of this study was the determination of functional capacity, or exercise tolerance or work load tolerance, from a sample of nurses from the Regional Hospital "Rafael Hernandez" of the Social Security Box of Chiriqui, Republic of Panama. Methodology: We used an aleatory sample of 75 nurses, 64 female and 11 males, with a mean age of 35,28 years old, within a range of 21-60 years old. We used the Bruce Modified Protocol Treadmill Stress test and the functional capacity was determined by indirect method in met as a unit of maximal oxygen consumption. Results: The observed mean maximal functional capacity for this sample was 10,1 met, 46,7 % completed the 2rd stage and 34,7 % completed the 3rd stage, 81,4 % of the sample completed the 2nd or 3rd stage. The estimated functional capacity for stage 2 was 3,4 met, and for the stage 3 was 5,4 met. About the heart rate, the % of maximal heart rate reached was 85. The recovery time of initial heart rate after 5 minutes post-exercise was satisfactory. Conclusions: The mean functional capacity observed was 10,1 met, acceptable, but if you compare it with the estimated one for 2nd and 3rd stage of Bruce Modified Protocol, nurses did too much effort in order to overcome low exercise intensity or work load. It implies our nurses in general are sedentary and their morbid-mortality risk of cardiovascular and general mortality is increased.


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