title: Understanding the nature and role of spirituality in relation to medication adherence: a proposed conceptual model.
abstract: Racial disparities in hypertension prevalence and its attendant complications are well documented. Spirituality is an important component of African American beliefs and a small body of literature suggests that spirituality influences hypertension management in African Americans. This article describes a conceptual model of spirituality that may be useful for developing interventions for increasing medication adherence and decreasing blood pressure in African Americans diagnosed with hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104, USA. lisaml@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Gbenga
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ogedegbe