Antecedents to effective treatment of hypertension in Hispanic populations.
Hypertension is a common medical disorder affecting >50 million people. It is a primary modifiable risk factor to cardiovascular disease and a leading cause of death in black and Hispanic groups. This article focuses on patient-specific and physician-specific barriers that contribute to underdiagnosis, undertreatment, access issues, and poor adherence to therapy. Two cross-cultural interviewing frameworks, ETHNIC and ADHERE, are discussed as approaches that complement the traditional clinical assessment and treatment of hypertension in Hispanics.
Soto-Greene
Maria L
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Hispanic Center of Excellence, UMDNJ-NewJersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Salas-Lopez
Debbie
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Sanchez
Jorge
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Robert C
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D000069:Acculturation; D003469:Culture; D004032:Diet; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology