| Exploring effects of therapeutic massage and patient teaching in the practice of diaphragmatic breathing on blood pressure, stress, and anxiety in hypertensive African-American women: an intervention study. | |
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PMID: 20857772 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The problem of hypertension among African-Americans is one of the major areas of health disparities. The American Heart Association (2009) noted that the prevalence of hypertension among African-Americans is perhaps among the highest in the world and this is particularly so among African-American women (44.0%). The purpose of this study was to determine how therapeutic chair massage and patient teaching in diaphragmatic breathing affected African-American women's blood pressure, stress, and anxiety levels over one week or six weeks time periods. A Modified Stress, Coping, and Adaptation Model (Roy, 1976; Lazarus, 1966), Descriptives, T-tests, Pearson Product Moment Correlations, Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and Multivariate analysis of variance with covariate (MANCOVA) were used. Descriptive statistics indicated a significance for decreased systolic blood pressure levels for the one week post massage intervention measurement with p = .01, diastolic blood pressure level significance for the same group p = .02, significance for this group's State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Y2 Scale score p = .01, and Roy's Largest Root p = .03. |
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Authors:
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Lenetra L Jefferson |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA Volume: 21 ISSN: 0885-6028 ISO Abbreviation: J Natl Black Nurses Assoc Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-22 Completed Date: 2010-11-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703519 Medline TA: J Natl Black Nurses Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 17-24 Citation Subset: N |
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Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122, USA. ljefferson@dillard.edu |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adult African Americans* / education, ethnology Aged Aged, 80 and over Anxiety* / ethnology, prevention & control Attitude to Health / ethnology Breathing Exercises* Female Humans Hypertension* / ethnology, prevention & control Louisiana Massage / organization & administration*, psychology Middle Aged Models, Psychological Multivariate Analysis Patient Education as Topic / organization & administration* Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Stress, Psychological / ethnology, prevention & control Treatment Outcome Women* / education, psychology |
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