TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban hypertensive African American grandparents
T2 - Stress, health, and implications of child care
AU - Taylor, Jacquelyn Y.
AU - Washington, Olivia G.M.
AU - Artinian, Nancy T.
AU - Lichtenberg, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
Jacquelyn Y. Taylor is Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Nursing in Ann Arbor, MI. Olivia G. M. Washington is Associate Professor for the Wayne State University, College of Nursing and Institute of Gerontology in Detroit, MI. Nancy T. Artinian is Full Professor for the Wayne State University College of Nursing in Detroit, MI. Peter Lichtenberg is Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Address correspondence to: Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, University of Michigan, School of Nursing in Ann Arbor, 400 N. Ingalls, Room 3174, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (E-mail: jytaylor@umich.edu). Funding for this research was provided in part by NIH/NINR (Minority Supplement 3 RO1 NRO 7682-02 S1 to Jacquelyn Y. Taylor), and NIH/NINR (R01 NRO 7682 to Drs. Artinian and Washington).
PY - 2007/6/25
Y1 - 2007/6/25
N2 - Because stress is a major factor in hypertension, research on parenting stressors and lifestyle behaviors of grandparents with hypertension is important. This study describes urban African Americans caring for grandchildren and examines effects of perceived parenting stressors on hypertension self-management. Hypertensive African American grandparents (N = 49) residing in a large Midwestern city participated in the study. Structured interviews collected descriptive data and the Index of Parental Attitudes (IPA). Participants' ages ranged from 30 to 82 years, were mostly female (77%), and had from 1 to 6 grandchildren. Participants were sedentary (51%), cigarette smokers (47%), and obese (67%). Mean systolic blood pressure was 157 and mean diastolic blood pressure was 89. IPA scores averaged 12.7, with scores ≥ 30, indicating high levels of parental stress. Some participants (8.4%) had clinically stressful relationships with their grandchildren. The correlation between blood pressure and parental stress was not statistically significant, with a significant negative correlation found between participants' ages and diastolic blood pressure. The correlation between the number of hours spent caregiving and age produced a statistically significant relationship.
AB - Because stress is a major factor in hypertension, research on parenting stressors and lifestyle behaviors of grandparents with hypertension is important. This study describes urban African Americans caring for grandchildren and examines effects of perceived parenting stressors on hypertension self-management. Hypertensive African American grandparents (N = 49) residing in a large Midwestern city participated in the study. Structured interviews collected descriptive data and the Index of Parental Attitudes (IPA). Participants' ages ranged from 30 to 82 years, were mostly female (77%), and had from 1 to 6 grandchildren. Participants were sedentary (51%), cigarette smokers (47%), and obese (67%). Mean systolic blood pressure was 157 and mean diastolic blood pressure was 89. IPA scores averaged 12.7, with scores ≥ 30, indicating high levels of parental stress. Some participants (8.4%) had clinically stressful relationships with their grandchildren. The correlation between blood pressure and parental stress was not statistically significant, with a significant negative correlation found between participants' ages and diastolic blood pressure. The correlation between the number of hours spent caregiving and age produced a statistically significant relationship.
KW - African American
KW - Grandparent(s)
KW - Hypertension
KW - Parental stress
KW - Urban
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U2 - 10.1300/J018v30n04_03
DO - 10.1300/J018v30n04_03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34447322590
SN - 0731-7115
VL - 30
SP - 39
EP - 54
JO - Clinical Gerontologist
JF - Clinical Gerontologist
IS - 4
ER -