Why the study?
Does a mailed culturally tailored education intervention improve blood pressure control as effectively as in-class education in hypertensive Korean American adults?
Population
380 first-generation Korean American adults with hypertension residing in the Baltimore-Washington…
Comparison
Self-paced mailed education intervention plus… vs In-class education group receiving weekly 2-hour…
Design
Cohort, Not randomized; assigned based on place of residence, schedule…
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Mailed education may match in-class BP reductions in this cohort; leaves open whether RCTs confirm equivalence before wider adoption.
Does a mailed culturally tailored education intervention improve blood pressure control as effectively as in-class education in hypertensive Korean American adults?
A culturally tailored mailed education intervention is as effective as in-class education for improving blood pressure control in hypertensive Korean American immigrants.
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