Stressful life events, discrimination, compliance, and social support among African Americans with managed versus unmanaged hypertension

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dc.contributor.advisorHodgson, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorMutinda, Glenda
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Development and Family Science
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-12T18:40:36Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T08:01:54Z
dc.date.created2019-05
dc.date.issued2019-05-01
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-06-11T15:56:17Z
dc.degree.departmentHuman Development and Family Science
dc.degree.disciplinePHD-Medical Family Therapy
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePh.D.
dc.description.abstractEssential hypertension disproportionately affects African Americans at a staggering 41% of the population. This population health crisis has multiple, complex biopsychosocial-spiritual components that impact the disease management process among African Americans. The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the relationships between stressful life experiences, discrimination, and social support among African Americans with managed versus unmanaged hypertension. It includes a systematic review of the utility of social support in hypertension management among African Americans, as well as the methodology and results from an online survey disseminated to 151 African Americans in the United States. Implications for research, clinical practice, policy, and training to improve the quality of healthcare for African Americans with essential hypertension are provided.
dc.embargo.lift2020-05-01
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/7230
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectHypertension Management
dc.subjectCompliance
dc.subject.lcshAfrican Americans--Health and hygiene--Social aspects--United States
dc.subject.lcshHypertension--Psychosomatic aspects--United States
dc.titleStressful life events, discrimination, compliance, and social support among African Americans with managed versus unmanaged hypertension
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertation
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