Commonsense illness beliefs, adherence behaviors, and hypertension control among African Americans

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-400

  Hekler, Eric B ^a   Lambert, Jennifer ^b   Leventhal, Elaine ^c   Leventhal, Howard ^a   Jahn, Eric ^c   Contrada, Richard J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Disease management; Hypertension; Illness beliefs

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTROL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 51849114542     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9165-4     Document Type: Article

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