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Polyak, Liliya. Culturally tailored intervention to improve self-efficacy and blood pressure control in Russian-speaking older adults with hypertension. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-5kmq-yc44

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TitleCulturally tailored intervention to improve self-efficacy and blood pressure control in Russian-speaking older adults with hypertension
NamePolyak, Liliya (author); Benenson, Irina (chair); Rutgers University; School of Nursing - RBHS
Date Created2021
Other Date2021-05 (degree)
SubjectAdult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Hypertension, Older adults, Self-management, Educational intervention, Hypertension in old age, Self-management (Psychology), Self-efficacy
Extent1 online resource (72 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionPurpose of Project: Hypertension (HTN) is a condition that necessitates self-management skills and behaviors which are often difficult to build and sustain. Many Russian speaking older adults are lacking the essential knowledge needed to manage their blood pressure; therefore, a great focus should be paid to the health literacy of citizens. The purpose of this project was to develop a culturally tailored educational intervention to enhance self-efficacy with the goal to attain blood pressure control, thus reducing the risk of HTN-related health complications in the geriatric Russian-speaking population living in New Jersey.

Methodology: Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample of participants. Analytical statistics were used to determine the efficacy of the project intervention. Parametric paired t-test was used to compare means of SBP and DBP pre and post intervention, as well as to compare self-efficacy scores.

Results: Ten patients participated in this project. The participants included 6 females and 4 males. Majority of the participants were 71-89 years of age, had a prolonged history of HTN (more than 10 years) and are currently treated with 2 or more antihypertensive medications. The study demonstrated that the 3 individualized educational sessions of older adults resulted in statistically significant improvement in systolic blood pressure, and self-efficacy. The decrease in diastolic blood pressure was not statistically significant.

Implications for Practice: This project demonstrated the importance of education in controlling systolic blood pressure and improvement in self-efficacy leading to a reduction in HTN-related morbidity and mortality in Russian speaking older adults.
NoteDNP
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-5kmq-yc44
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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