| Title | Factors predicting blood pressure control in older Chinese immigrants to the United States of America |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Li, WW, Wallhagen, MI, Froelicher, ES |
| Journal | J Adv NursJ Adv Nurs |
| Volume | 66 |
| Pagination | 2202-12 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISBN Number | 1365-2648 (Electronic)<br/>0309-2402 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 20722800 |
| Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use, Asian Americans, Blood Pressure/ physiology, China/ethnology, Cultural Characteristics, Emigrants and Immigrants, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Hypertension/drug therapy/ ethnology/nursing, Male, Medication Adherence, Polypharmacy, United States/epidemiology |
| Abstract | AIM: This paper is a report of a study of the extent to which demographic characteristics, medication-related factors, hypertension-related knowledge and medication adherence predict systolic and diastolic blood pressure. BACKGROUND: Little is known about predictors of hypertension control in Chinese elders. METHODS: A longitudinal study with a 3-month follow-up was conducted with 90 Chinese immigrants to the United States of America aged >/=65 years and recruited from 2006 to 2007. The independent variables were measured at baseline. Blood pressure was measured at 3 months. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the independent effects of seven variables on change in blood pressure at 3 months. RESULTS: Participants ranged in age from 66 to 92 years (Mean 76.7, sd 6.6). The overall regression model for systolic blood pressure was statistically significant (R(2) = 0.32, F = 4.37, P |
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