Elevated blood pressure and illness beliefs: a cross-sectional study of emergency department patients in Jamaica

Elevated blood pressure and illness beliefs: a cross-sectional study of emergency department patients in Jamaica

Abstract Background Elevated blood pressure (BP) is common among emergency department (ED) patients. While some data exist on the association between ED BP and hypertension (HTN) in the USA, little is known about this relationship in Afro-Caribbean nations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the r...

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Main Authors: Taneisha T. Wilson, Jean Williams-Johnson, Maxine Gossel-Williams, Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Rainford Wilks, Shuvra Dasgupta, Georgiana M. Gordon-Strachan, Eric W. Williams, Philip D. Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Hypertension
Illness beliefs
Afro-Caribbean
Medication self-efficacy
Emergency department
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-018-0187-6

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