Abordaje de cinesiterapia para prevención de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes adultos Hospital General del Guasmo Sur, 2024.

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to examine the impact of a kinesitherapy intervention program on cardiovascular risk factors in adult patients attending Guasmo Sur General Hospital. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a documentary-retrospective design, from the quantitative perspective, to assess the results of the program. The intervention was a structured kinesitherapy program conducted for a limited period, which included exercises organized according to each person's physical ability and supervised by professionals. The analysis adjusted for key cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, high cholesterol/high triglyceride levels, lack of physical activity, diabetes, and body mass index), all of which are quite prevalent among at-risk adults. The findings revealed positive results in the decrease and monitoring of these contributing factors. These results are also in line with what was found in the literary data reviewed and confirm the scientific basis of kinesitherapy. Kinesitherapy is therefore concluded to be an essential therapeutic strategy for preventing, controlling, and reducing the cardiovascular risk factors in adult patients.