Abstract
Racial disparities in hypertension prevalence and its attendant complications are well documented. Spirituality is an important component of African American beliefs and a small body of literature suggests that spirituality influences hypertension management in African Americans. This article describes a conceptual model of spirituality that may be useful for developing interventions for increasing medication adherence and decreasing blood pressure in African Americans diagnosed with hypertension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 261-267 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Holistic Nursing Practice |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- Adherence
- African Americans
- Disparities
- Hypertension
- Spirituality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing