title: Lessons learned from a study of a complementary therapy for self-managing hypertension and stress in women.
abstract: This report evaluates a Hawaiian-based, self-management intervention for reducing blood pressure (BP) and stress in women. It highlights lessons learned when using nonpharmacologic, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Specific participant characteristics and preferences should be considered for optimizing health outcomes in CAM research in nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City (Dr Kretzer); Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Dr Kretzer) and Department of Psychology (Mr Evelo and Dr Durham), University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
authors.forename: Kikikipa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kretzer
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Evelo
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Durham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*