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The Influence Of Social Determinants Of Health On High School Students’ Health Literacy, Rebecca Welch
The Influence Of Social Determinants Of Health On High School Students’ Health Literacy, Rebecca Welch
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
The broad topic of health literacy has been assessed in a variety of studies. The most extensive research has been completed on how a lack of health literacy contributes to specific disease progressions. However, there is a deficit of research on how general health literacy contributes to overall individual health in high school students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health literacy scores of Northwest Arkansas high school students and examine the impact that age, gender, and ethnicity have on their health literacy. Health literacy was assessed using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). A cross-sectional research design …
Hypertension Awareness And Health Care Access/Use In Black Women With Hypertension, Marlène Trusiak
Hypertension Awareness And Health Care Access/Use In Black Women With Hypertension, Marlène Trusiak
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Black women in the United States have a high prevalence of hypertension and suffer the most complications of cardiovascular disease. Black women, though aware of the dangers associated with hypertension, have limited opportunity to access health care and or change their lifestyles. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to test if there was a significant difference in hypertension awareness, health care access/use, and lifestyle modifications in Black women prior to and post implementation of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as compared to women of other races. The behavior modification theory guided this study. Secondary data from …