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Association Of Social Support And Patient-Provider Communication And Medication Adherence, Laquasha Arenese Gaddis
Association Of Social Support And Patient-Provider Communication And Medication Adherence, Laquasha Arenese Gaddis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans is the highest of any population in the United States, and this population also demonstrates lower rates of adherence to mediation. Social support and patient-provider communication have been considered as reinforcing factors to help hypertensive patients achieve optimal blood pressure control. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of social support and patient-provider communication and medication adherence for hypertensive African American men and women. The study was guided by the theory of reasoned action. This study was conducted to determine whether social support and patient-provider communication was associated with medication …
Relationship Between Elevated Blood Pressure/Hypertension In Military Personnel And The Stress Of Combat Deployment, Stephen James Pinkerton
Relationship Between Elevated Blood Pressure/Hypertension In Military Personnel And The Stress Of Combat Deployment, Stephen James Pinkerton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Few studies about elevated blood pressure in the U.S. military exist in which researchers examined exposure to combat and its association with elevated blood pressure. The purpose of this quantitative research was to describe the extent of association between those who were exposed to combat deployment, were 40 or older, and were overweight or obese and had elevated blood pressure for U.S. military personnel who deployed to an area of declared combat between 2012 and 2017. The conceptual basis of this research was best represented by the determinants of health model. Chi-square correlation revealed that being older (equal to or …
Staff Education: Hypertension Management For Adults In Primary Care Settings, Doris Adediwura Obaze
Staff Education: Hypertension Management For Adults In Primary Care Settings, Doris Adediwura Obaze
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Management of hypertension and its complications requires health care providers to
understand the reason for developing the disease. Complications of hypertension (HTN)
are more prevalent when patient interventions are not consistently performed by staff. A
gap in staff knowledge regarding the management of patients with HTN was noted at an
outpatient clinic in the southwestern United States. A staff education project based on
the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) guidelines for HTN management was
developed to address the gap in knowledge. This DNP project sought to understand the
impact of an evidence-based staff education program in improving the knowledge of …