Understanding the nature and role of spirituality in relation to medication adherence: a proposed conceptual model.
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.
Lewis
Lisa M
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Family and Community Health Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104, USA. lisaml@nursing.upenn.edu
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