Moulton Sandra A
Toronto Central Community, Care Access Centre, 250 Dundas Street West, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2Z5, Canada.
J Cult Divers. 2009 Winter;16(4):165-70.
Hypertension is prevalent in African Americans and it is associated with three chronic diseases namely; stroke, kidney disease, and heart disease. The literature examines the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in relation to other groups. Not only do African Americans have higher rates of organ damage, but also stroke and heart disease mortality caused, at least in part, by hypertension. Health professionals, especially nurses, should be proactive in detecting hypertension in African Americans and be more aggressive in controlling and treating this high-risk group. Health education regarding the dangers of hypertension should be the primary focus of healthcare professionals to decrease and prevent mortality and morbidity in the African Americans with hypertension.
高血压在非裔美国人中很普遍，它与三种慢性疾病有关，即中风、肾病和心脏病。文献研究了非裔美国人与其他群体相比高血压的患病率。非裔美国人不仅器官损伤率更高，而且高血压至少在一定程度上导致了中风和心脏病死亡率。医疗专业人员，尤其是护士，应该积极主动地在非裔美国人中检测高血压，并更积极地控制和治疗这个高危群体。关于高血压危害的健康教育应该是医疗保健专业人员的首要重点，以降低和预防患有高血压的非裔美国人的死亡率和发病率。
