Guidry M L, Wilson A M
Adult Health Nursing in the College of Nursing at Prairie View A&M University in Houston, Texas, USA.
ABNF J. 1999 Mar-Apr;10(2):37-42.
The purposes of this study were: (1) to describe the health promoting behaviors of African-American nurses, (2) to add to the health promotion data base for African-American women, and (3) to pilot test a self-administered questionnaire developed by the investigators for use in a larger study of the health-promoting behaviors of middle class African-American women. The sample consisted of 49 African-American registered nurses recruited from members of a nursing sorority. Selected criteria for the subjects were female, college graduate, and a middle class standard of living. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the findings in terms of frequency and percentage distribution. The results indicated that the African-American nurses had high percentages of adherence to the following health-promoting behaviors: minimal alcohol consumption, avoidance of smoking, cholesterol screening, assessment of blood sugar levels, monthly breast self-examination, pap smears, mammogram screening and regular measurement of blood pressure. Lower percentages of adherence were reported for two health-promoting behaviors: diet and exercise. Results of this study support the need for the incorporation of diet and exercise into all health promotion intervention programs for African-American women. Implications include additional research to validate the findings of this study.
（1）描述非裔美国护士的健康促进行为；（2）丰富非裔美国女性的健康促进数据库；（3）对研究人员开发的一份自填式问卷进行预测试，以便用于对中产阶级非裔美国女性健康促进行为的更大规模研究。样本由从一个护理联谊会成员中招募的49名非裔美国注册护士组成。受试者的选定标准为女性、大学毕业生以及中产阶级生活水平。使用一份自填式问卷来评估参与健康促进行为的可能性。描述性统计用于按频率和百分比分布描述研究结果。结果表明，非裔美国护士对以下健康促进行为的依从率较高：极少饮酒、戒烟、胆固醇筛查、血糖水平评估、每月乳房自我检查、巴氏涂片检查、乳房X光筛查以及定期测量血压。对于饮食和运动这两种健康促进行为，报告的依从率较低。本研究结果支持将饮食和运动纳入所有针对非裔美国女性的健康促进干预项目的必要性。研究意义包括开展更多研究以验证本研究的结果。
