A Faith-Based Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure in Underserved Metropolitan New York Immigrant Communities.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 16: E106, 2019 08 08.
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ABSTRACT
Minority populations, including Asian Americans, face disparities in hypertension compared with non-Hispanic whites. This underscores the need for culturally adapted programs in settings that reach Asian American communities, such as faith-based organizations. We worked collaboratively with community partners to culturally adapt and implement an evidence-based community blood pressure monitoring program for Asian Americans (Asian Indians, Koreans, Filipinos, and Bangladeshis) in metropolitan New York during 2015 and 2016. The program included regularly scheduled volunteer-led screening and counseling events with congregants at faith-based organizations. Among participants with complete 6-month data (n = 348), health-related self-efficacy significantly improved after 6 months, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure was significantly reduced in some subgroups; reductions were highest in participants who self-reported a previous diagnosis of hypertension. Among Asian Americans, faith-based programs may be a replicable, low-cost, sustainable way to increase health-related self-efficacy and decrease blood pressure, specifically among individuals with self-reported hypertension.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios Preventivos de Salud
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Asiático
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Atención a la Salud
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Asistencia Sanitaria Culturalmente Competente
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
Revista:
Prev Chronic Dis
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2019
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Article