Preliminary description of the feasibility of using peer leaders to encourage hypertension self-management

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-90

  Hayes, Avery ^a,b   Morzinski, Jeffrey ^b   Ertl, Kristyn ^b   Wurm, Christine ^b   Patterson, Leslie ^b   Wilke, Nancy ^a   Whittle, Jeff ^a,b  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MILITARY SERVICE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CARE; VETERANS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77952384872     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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