Title: Ability and Willingness to Change Among African Immigrant Patients at Akwaaba
Author: Marianne Sarkis, Temitayo Akinbola, Charise Canales, Hana Chamoun, Jacqueline Leaf
Date: 2013
Description: This research study was designed to investigate the relationship between understanding of high blood pressure, and willingness to modify lifestyle risk factors among African patients of Akwaaba, a free health clinic in Worcester. The study did not prove or disprove the hypothesis that lack of behavior change is due to lack of understanding of blood pressure management. However, additional findings were that language barriers, cultural differences and approach to health care inhibited adherence to dietary and medication regimens.
https://commons.clarku.edu/localknowledge/19
Keywords: Behavior Change, Health Care, Africans
Cataloged by: Patrick Barnosky/ B. J. Perkins