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Menopause, Rurality, And Obesity In Rural African American Women, Colleen Kilgore
Menopause, Rurality, And Obesity In Rural African American Women, Colleen Kilgore
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In the US, one in every eight deaths is due to an obesity-related chronic health condition (ORCHC). More than half of African American women (AAW) 20 years old or older are obese or morbidly obese, as are 63% of menopausal AAW. Many have ORCHC that increase their morbidity and mortality and increase health care costs. In 2013, 42.6 percent of AAs living in South Carolina (SC) were obese. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the cognitive, behavioral, biological, and demographic factors that influence health outcomes (BMI, and ORCHC) of AAW living in rural SC. A sample of …
Rising To The Challenge: Nursing Leadership Via Nurse-Led Service Provision For Chronic Disease Management And Prevention, Gary E. Day, Sharon Brownie
Rising To The Challenge: Nursing Leadership Via Nurse-Led Service Provision For Chronic Disease Management And Prevention, Gary E. Day, Sharon Brownie
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
All nations are currently challenged by the increasing prevalence of non-communicable and chronic disease [1]. In Australia, by 2051, over 50% of the population over 50 will have a chronic disease [2]. In addition to increased levels of chronic disease, services will be stretched through workforce shortages, and government policies to provide greater access to services. Within the United States of America demand for primary care services will further increased by the passage and progressive implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which expands Medicaid coverage to millions of low-income Americans [3]. Given the increasing levels of disease burden, all …