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Webel, A. R., Perazzo, J., Longenecker, C. T., Jenkins, T., Sattar, A., Rodriguez, M., Schreiner,
N., & Josephson, R. A. (2018). The influence of exercise on cardiovascular health in
sedentary adults with human immunodeficiency virus.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
,
33
(3), 239–247. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000450
This study shows the various lifestyle of being physically active with patients who have HIV and similar
patients who do not have HIV.
This research design uses the data derived from a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a clinical
trail. They analyze the participants of self-management interventions based on exercise and
cardiovascular outcomes.
The study was conducted in Cleveland, Ohio via flyers and posters. Participants who contacted the
research group had to be above 18, at high risk for developing CVD (cardio vascular disease), some
participants were excluded from the research study if they met various criteria.
Participants self-reported demographics, and consented to medical chart contractions- including years of
HIV diagnosis and current CD4+ T-cell count and CD4+ T-cell nadir. For physical activity, participants wore
a ActiGraph GT3X/+ accelerometer with specific instructions. For Blood pressure and Body Mass Index
we obtained for each patient by a trained professional using the same weighting and height measuring
technique. All participants underwent the same Cardiovascular scans using CT, cardiopulmonary exercise
test, and laboratory measures.
The statistical data was analyzed conformed using Stata version 14.0. Data was categorical variables were
compiled into frequency and percentages. The research group used liner regression to identify
similarities with participants (with and without HIV) for physical activity and cardiovascular health
indicators while adjusting age, gender, BMI for relevant covariates.
Strengths of research
The research group had some great strengths in performing this study. From the beginning, they had
specific inclusion criteria. This ensure that they had no outliers during their study that could skew their
results. When performing measurements,
they clearly stated how they measured everything. This
prevents a void of not knowing if their measurements were or were not uniform. The numerical data
that was collected was graphed in various ways was appropriate displayed, but was textually accurate
and explained.
Weakness:
This sample size of this group is small when compared to the area that it was conducted. Given that this
study was conducted in Cleveland, Ohio, I would have liked to seen a larger sample size conducive for the
area that better represents the community. Additionally, as stated in the paper, the median age of the
population is a little bit older. This does pose limitations as this could affect the cardiovascular outcomes,
which are more likely to be reduce with age. Lastly, as this research was conducted only over a week, a
longer sampling time would be beneficial, which could show the benefits over a longer period of time
with the added progression of how the participants body adapted over the longer length of time. Also on
the flip side, if participants could not meet the requirements, the researchers could the regression of the
participant’s body.
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