HEALTH PROMOTION PROJECT

A Community-Based Health Promotion Project



A Community-Based Health Promotion Project

Introduction

Cardiovascular disease currently affects a large number of people in old age mainly due to changes caused by improper lifestyle habits, including physical inactivity, this has added to the normal aging process which leads to a progressive degeneration the cardiovascular system. That's why this research was conducted in a nursing home where the population was found suitable for this project. In this paper, we will design a health promote project for the adults (Bartholomew, Parcel, et al, 2006).

Materials and methods

The tests were applied to 34 elderly clubs belonging to the third suitor starlets.

Inclusion criteria

These groups include the elderly in the city of Pamplona because many of them engaged in some type of physical activity as a strategy for health promotion and disease prevention as well as being a heterogeneous population that does not allow meetings permanent or meetings for the conduct of activities and exercise (Bartholomew, Parcel, et al, 2006).

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion is performed taking into account the remaining elderly population do not belong to any accredited third group in our city, are also excluded those with a chronic illness that has left some kind of limitation or disability. Survey form model for risk factors for cardiovascular disease in older adults included 37 items with a single response where habits are conceptualized aspects of life in cigarette smoking, alcohol, type of sleep, diet, physical activity and risk of obesity (Bartholomew, Parcel, et al, 2006).

Model evaluation form of physical fitness: the first part of the social history were determined using patient-specific data such as name, gender, age, marital status, occupation, date of birth and date of evaluation. Background levels (second part) were assessed personal (pathological, traumatic, pharmacological, drug allergies and gynecologists) and family history. The medical diagnosis forms the third party with an open type question. The fourth part corresponds to the vital signs at rest with a total of four closed-type items only answer (Bunton, Macdonald, 2002).

One-fifth of which includes the assessment of physical condition with 10 single response items related to the mile consumption test VO2max and perceived exertion according to Borg scale for older adults include personal data again, heart rate ( initial and final during the test), distance in meters and time in minutes, for a total of seven items with a single response. The results are compared with the table on the Borg scale where 6-7 corresponds to a rating of very, very soft, very soft, 8-9, 10-11 to quite soft to something hard 12-13, 14-15 to hard, very hard 16-17, 18-19-20 very, very hard, data taken during both the test and ending (Bunton, Macdonald, 2002).

The Mile Test: This test is a simple test designed specifically for very sedentary people who cannot jog or run due to poor cardiopulmonary status. Rockport test requires only that the person to evaluate walking distance of a mile (1609.3 meters) as quickly as possible according to the participant's personal rate, heart rate, the participant must raise at least 120 beats per ...