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Psychotherapeutics Column

An Investigation of Cardiovascular Risks in a Group of Children and Adolescents Who Use Atypical Antipsychotics

, RN, PhD, , RN, PhD, , RN, Msn & , MD
Pages 872-880 | Published online: 05 Sep 2017
 

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to identify the metabolic parameters and body measurements associated with cardiovascular risks in a group of children and adolescents who as part of inpatient treatment received atypical antipsychotics at a psychiatric hospital in Turkey. Body mass indexes (BMIs), waist circumferences (WCs), diastolic blood pressures (DBPs), systolic blood pressures (SBPs) and heart rates (HRs) of the patients were evaluated during hospitalization and at discharge. A statistically significant difference was found among the mean BMIs, WCs, DBPs and HRs of the patients at the stages of their hospitalization and discharge (p < 0.05). On the basis of the study findings, it is recommended that mental health nurses evaluate these risk factors in children and adolescents and provide education on this subject to the patients and their families.

Declaration of conflicting interests

The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Author contributions

All authors have contributed significantly to the writing of the manuscript, and all authors are in agreement with its content.

Funding

The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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