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Translation And Validation Of The Hplp-Ii From English To Armenian, Zoya Minasyan, Leslie C. Hussey
Translation And Validation Of The Hplp-Ii From English To Armenian, Zoya Minasyan, Leslie C. Hussey
Journal of Excellence in Nursing and Healthcare Practice
As the focus of healthcare shifts toward the social determinants of health, more information about health disparities between different ethnic communities is needed. The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) is an instrument that measures health promotion behavior across various cultural lines. This article describes the translation and validation of the HPLP-II from English to Armenian for the purpose of studying health promotion behavior among the hypertensive and normotensive Armenian American population and addressing health disparities among this community. Translating the HPLP-II required a multistep process to capture cultural linguistic adjustment. First, the researcher, a local bilingual professor, and a …
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 …
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 …