Metabolic Syndrome: conceptual analysis in the nursing context
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3008.3154Keywords:
Nursing; Concept Formation; Metabolic Syndrome; Risk Factors; Risk; Cardiovascular NursingAbstract
Objective
to analyze the metabolic syndrome concept and to identify its essential features, antecedents, and outcomes within the context of nursing.
Method
conceptual analysis, based on the methodological steps of a model. We carried out an integrative review by accessing four databases online: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, and Índice Bibliográfico Español en Ciencias de la Salud.
Results
the essential features most frequently involved the diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome. Inadequate nutrition and physical inactivity were highlighted as the most common antecedents of the syndrome, and the outcomes were occurrences of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. As implication, we highlight relevant empirical data to the broad definition of the concept.
Conclusion
we could analyze the concept under study regarding essential features, antecedents, and outcomes, operationally defining it as a potential nursing phenomenon, which demands health care focusing on reducing risks and morbidity and mortality for cardiovascular diseases.
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