Illness perceptions and blood pressure control among hypertensive Filipino Americans: A cross-sectional study.

Felicitas A Dela Cruz Chong Ho Alex Yu Brigette T Lao

Published in: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2024)

The findings underscore the need for nurse practitioners to elicit, listen, discern, and understand the illness perceptions or CSMs of hypertensive FAs to improve BP treatment and control with scientifically and culturally tailored interventions.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
primary care
healthcare
hypertensive patients
physical activity
heart rate
smoking cessation
combination therapy
skeletal muscle
blood glucose