Key result
Filipino Americans with hypertension generally hold biomedical explanatory models of their illness but struggle to maintain required lifestyle changes and medication adherence.
Population
Filipino Americans (FAs) with hypertension (HTN)
Design
Other
Authors
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Highlights adherence barriers in Filipino Americans with hypertension; leaves open optimal culturally tailored strategies pending further study.
Observational
Filipino Americans with hypertension understand the biomedical model of their disease but struggle with lifestyle and medication adherence, highlighting the need for culturally tailored health education.
Cruz et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Hypertension. Illness beliefs, perceptions, and practices was evaluated on Explanatory models of illness. Filipino Americans with hypertension generally hold biomedical explanatory models of their illness but struggle to maintain required lifestyle changes and medication adherence.
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