Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Capstone
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
College Granting Degree
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Simone Darville
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Tracian Kelly
Abstract
African American (AA) and Hispanic American (HA) adults with hypertension have a higher risk of developing stroke, heart disease, and diabetes and have higher mortality rates from related complications. In the United States, more than 50% of patients with chronic conditions do not take their medication as prescribed (Kelly et al., 2014). Nonadherence is known to contribute to complications and difficulties in managing chronic diseases like hypertension and increased morbidity and deaths (Ashoorkhani et al., 2018). This paper intends to address hypertension among AA and HA adults at Community Health of South Florida Incorporated (CHI) in Miami-Dade County.
Extent
44 p.
Recommended Citation
Carry, Coeurlande, "Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence Among Underserved Adults with Hypertension in Miami-Dade County" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1648.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1648
Identifier
faudnp000004