Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2015 Nov;24(4):281-289. 10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.4.281.

The Effects of Individual Counseling for Bus-drivers to Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Secondary Data Analysis

• Jung HS
• Eum MJ
• Jang I

• KMID: 2131538
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.4.281

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the effects of individual counseling for bus-drivers on cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease prevention.
METHODS
The one-group pretest-posttest design was used. This study presents a secondary analysis of data collected in 'contents of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease prevention program for bus-drivers in one workplace in Seoul, Korea. The data were collected from 56 bus drivers, using questionnaires from September 10th to November 20th, 2014. The analysis was conducted with chi2 test and paired samples t-test using SPSS/Win 21.0.
RESULTS
After the intervention, the participants showed a significant decrease in the level of systolic blood pressure (p=.003) and a significant increase in the total cholesterol level (p=.030). The distribution of cardiovascular risk groups changed after the intervention: 5.3% decreased in the high risk group, 16.1% decreased in the medium risk group, and 3.5% decreased in the low risk group, while 25.0% increased in the normal group.
CONCLUSION
The comprehensive individual counseling including simple screening, tailored education and counseling is effective to manage their lifestyle risk factors, resulting in better maintenance of their health as well as preventing cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease.

Keyword

Cardiovascular disease; Drivers; Counseling

MeSH Terms

Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Cholesterol
Counseling*
Education
Korea
Life Style
Mass Screening
Risk Factors
Seoul
Statistics as Topic*
Cholesterol