Juarbe T C
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 1998 Spring;13(2):17-27.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Latina women in the United States. Nevertheless, the literature available about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease is inconsistent and hampered by issues related to race and ethnic identification and the exclusion of Latina women from major population-based studies. Compared with white women, Latina women have more of the major and contributing factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, diabetes, overweight/obesity and physical inactivity. This article presents an overview of the literature on cardiovascular disease in Latina women. Literature on mortality, as well as key risk factors (hypertension, cigarette smoking, elevated serum lipids, overweight and obesity, diabetes mellitus and physical inactivity) are reviewed. Issues related to the sociocultural environment of Latina women are also discussed. The article concludes with the implications for clinical practice and further nursing research. The information provided in this article may help nurse clinicians, educators and researchers design and implement nursing interventions that can promote heart health and prevent cardiovascular disease in Latina women.
心血管疾病是美国拉丁裔女性的主要死因。然而，现有关于心血管疾病风险因素的文献并不一致，且受到种族和族裔识别相关问题以及拉丁裔女性被排除在主要基于人群的研究之外的阻碍。与白人女性相比，拉丁裔女性有更多导致心血管疾病的主要因素，包括高血压、糖尿病、超重/肥胖和身体活动不足。本文概述了关于拉丁裔女性心血管疾病的文献。回顾了关于死亡率以及关键风险因素（高血压、吸烟、血脂升高、超重和肥胖、糖尿病和身体活动不足）的文献。还讨论了与拉丁裔女性社会文化环境相关的问题。文章最后阐述了对临床实践和进一步护理研究的启示。本文提供的信息可能有助于护士临床医生、教育工作者和研究人员设计和实施能够促进拉丁裔女性心脏健康并预防心血管疾病的护理干预措施。
