Adherence With Hypertension Care Among Hmong Americans
Authors:
Candice C. Wong a;
Vangleng Mouanoutoua b;
Meng-Jinn Chen c;
Kelsey Gray d;
Winston Tseng e
| Affiliations: | a Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco. |
| b Fresno County Human Services Systems, Fresno, California. | |
| c Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, California. | |
| d University of California Joint Medical Program, Berkeley and San Francisco, California. | |
| e School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. |
DOI:
10.1207/s15327655jchn2203_2
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Published in:
Journal of Community Health Nursing,
Volume
22,
Issue
3
September
2005
, pages 143
- 156
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Abstract
To assess contexts of adherence with hypertension care among Hmong Americans, in-person interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 323 adults using culturally adapted survey instruments. The mean age of participants was 58 years; 91% had no education, and 86% spoke no English. Although more than 90% had health insurance and were treated with medications, the rate of blood pressure control was low (27%). A majority (> 90%) suffered from psychological distress, and 46% lived with physical illness. Over 50% reported nonadherence with hypertension care. Respondents who were 50 years of age or older, had no physical illness, did not know that hypertension was preventable, or believed that American medicine was too strong, were more likely to report nonadherence with proper medication consumption. Findings suggest that adherence was not due to lack of health care coverage; instead, it may be due to gaps in health services.
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