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Senior Heart Health Facilitating Hypertension Management, Heather Hodgens Lupo
Senior Heart Health Facilitating Hypertension Management, Heather Hodgens Lupo
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Hypertension affects approximately 70% of adults aged 65 years and older and remains a leading contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the United States, highlighting the need for effective community-based hypertension management interventions. Despite the availability of evidence-based guidelines, gaps in education and self-management persist among older adults. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project, Senior Heart Health: Facilitating Hypertension Management, was designed to improve hypertension-related knowledge among adults aged 55 years and older through a structured, community-based health coaching intervention.
The project was implemented in a rural community and consisted of four weekly educational sessions delivered …