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16083402

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
To assess contexts of adherence with hypertension care among Hmong Americans, in-person interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 323 adults using culturally adapted survey instruments. The mean age of participants was 58 years; 91% had no education, and 86% spoke no English. Although more than 90% had health insurance and were treated with medications, the rate of blood pressure control was low (27%). A majority (> 90%) suffered from psychological distress, and 46% lived with physical illness. Over 50% reported nonadherence with hypertension care. Respondents who were 50 years of age or older, had no physical illness, did not know that hypertension was preventable, or believed that American medicine was too strong, were more likely to report nonadherence with proper medication consumption. Findings suggest that adherence was not due to lack of health care coverage; instead, it may be due to gaps in health services.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0737-0016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-10-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Adherence with hypertension care among Hmong Americans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA. candice.wong@ucsf.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article