ESTRATEGIAS EDUCATIVAS PARA REDUCIR FACTORES DE RIESGO CARDIOVASCULARES EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DEL COLEGIO NACIONAL MIXTO NOCTURNO “OLGA VALLEJO DE BRIONES”. PORTOVIEJO. FEBRERO A AGOSTO DE 2008

Abstract

Many heart attacks happen to people with low risk of ateroschlerotic cardiovascular illness; almost 80% of the coronary patients have similar levels of cholesterol to those of the seemingly healthy population. Looking for an explanation to this phenomenon, has been factors associated to the vascular ateroschlerotic illness and it has denominated them to him Cardiovascular High Risk Factors. In this work the most important aspects in more outstanding factors of risk are revised, their impact in the adolescent population and we proposed recommendations for the clinical practice. The present project of "EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR HIGH RISK FACTORS IN THE STUDENTS OF "OLGA VALLEJO DE BRIONES" HIGH SCHOOL OF THE CANTON PORTOVIEJO, FROM FEBRUARY OF 2008 UNTIL AUGUST OF 2008" was started with the realization of a study diagnoses in the one that are included the identification and prioritized the main problems like the faulty scientific knowledge of the students with regard to the factors of risk cardiovascular, little covering on the part of the corresponding authorities. The general objective was guided to the education of the adolescents about the factors of risk, its consequences and the way of preventing them, so that this way it is possible to diminish the cardiovascular risk from early stages of the life. After the analysis and interpretation of results we concluded that the training carried out a population of 400 students propitiates to a significant increase of scientific knowledge. The coordinated work and led by the group of investigation of the project it allowed to end up concluding with success the proposed work.