Fongwa Marie N, Dela Cruz Felicitas A, Hays Ron D
School of Nursing Azusa Pacific University Azusa California.
Department of Medicine UCLA Los Angeles California.
Nurs Open. 2019 Apr 1;6(3):860-870. doi: 10.1002/nop2.266. eCollection 2019 Jul.
To investigate the meaning of support groups and the features of these groups that African American (AA) women view as improving adherence to high blood pressure (HBP) treatment. The study generated a conceptual model to illuminate features of these groups that influence adherence of AA women to HBP treatment.
Qualitative research.
Used focus groups and open-ended questions to obtain the views of 26 eligible AA women, recruited from South Los Angeles. Line-by-line review and coding of interview transcripts were done. The feedback was used to specify a conceptual model depicting the meaning of support groups. The Consolidated Criteria for the Reporting of Qualitative Research guidelines were used.
The conceptual model depicts the meaning of support groups as information giving/knowledge sharing, emotional or psychological support, instrumental support and coaching, and facilitators and barriers to joining support groups and factors for consideration in forming these groups.
探讨支持小组的意义以及非裔美国（AA）女性认为有助于提高高血压（HBP）治疗依从性的这些小组的特征。该研究生成了一个概念模型，以阐明影响AA女性高血压治疗依从性的这些小组的特征。
定性研究。
采用焦点小组和开放式问题，以获取从南洛杉矶招募的26名符合条件的AA女性的观点。对访谈记录进行逐行审查和编码。反馈意见用于确定一个描述支持小组意义的概念模型。采用了定性研究报告的综合标准指南。
该概念模型将支持小组的意义描述为信息提供/知识共享、情感或心理支持、工具性支持与指导，以及加入支持小组的促进因素和障碍，以及组建这些小组时需要考虑的因素。
