Paper
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Comparisons of Spiritualty, Medication Adherence and Knowledge of Hypertension in Iwate Japan and Southern USA
Jeanne Kemppainen, RN, PhD, CNS1, Perri J. Bomar, PhD, RN2, Michiko Tsuboyoma, MS3, Yuriko Kanematsu, RN, MSN3, Hiroaki Ambo, RN, MHSc3, and Akiko Ando, MPH, RN, CNM3. (1) School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA, (2) School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA, (3) Faculty of Nursing, Iwate Prefectural University, Takizawa, Iwate, Japan
The final presentation will compare and contrast the mean scores from each country for the cognitive, spiritual, behavioral variables and the HPLPII and discuss the correlations of these variables with physiological variables (blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol). Also presented will be the limitations of the study, conclusions, and recommendations for further study. The significance of the findings for international health care providers will be discussed. Lastly, the issues of conducting an international study will be highlighted.