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Akuamoah - Boateng, Yiadom. Lifestyle modification program to improve hypertension control among African American adults in a local church. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-4qby-7b72

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TitleLifestyle modification program to improve hypertension control among African American adults in a local church
NameAkuamoah - Boateng, Yiadom (author); Kamienski, Mary (chair); Rutgers University; RBHS School of Nursing
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-10 (degree)
SubjectNursing, Hypertension, Blood pressure, African American adult, Lifestyle medication, Physical activities, Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension diet
Extent71 pages : illustrations
DescriptionPurpose of the Project: Despite years of research to prevent, manage, and treat hypertension, it is still a global public health problem affecting the adult population in the United States and the World in general. African American adults have a high prevalence of hypertension compared to the other racial or ethnic groups, resulting in excess morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this project is to implement a lifestyle modification program to improve hypertension control among the African American population at a local church through physical activities including brisk walking, jogging, and biking and a heart-healthy diet following the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension to improve Systolic Blood Pressure and Diastolic Blood Pressure readings over an eight-week period.
Methodology: Observational study design using a pre and post statistically design test of a convenience sample of 25 consented African American adults from a local church who were aged 18 and over, who were prescribed antihypertensive medications by their healthcare provider and were able to read, understand and speak the English language, and have a smart mobile device or computer. A parametric paired sample t-test was used to determine the mean difference of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure for pre-and post-intervention using the IBM SPSS Statistics Version 27.
Results: There was a statistically significant reduction in systolic blood pressure readings after implementing lifestyle modification. About 61% of the participants had their systolic blood pressure improved from 140-159 to 130-139, a reduction of about 10-15 mmHg after the implementation.
Implications for Practice: Clinically, hypertensive African American adults on medications should also include a non-pharmacological program to improve their hypertension control, lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. Finally, to decrease mortality and morbidity rate for better health benefits. Economically, this will reduce the nation’s financial burden.
NoteD.N.P.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-4qby-7b72
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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