A COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO ENHANCE LEARNING OUTCOMES IN BLACK HYPERTENSION PATIENTS (HYPERTENSION).
Contributors: Texas Woman's University.
Published: 1991
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Public Health.; Education, Health.
Description: The purpose of the study was to determine whether a community-based education program could enhance learning among Black hypertensive clients and whether a relationship exists between powerlessness and learning. The Abdur-Rahman Interaction Model provided the conceptual basis for the study. An experimental two-group, before-after design was used, with sixty (60) subjects from four church settings. The experimental group (n = 30) participated in a semi-structured hypertension education program. Data were collected using the Demographic Data Questionnaire, the Hypertension Knowledge Questionnaire and the Health Care Powerlessness Scale. A 2 x 2 analysis of variance revealed significant differences in knowledge scores between the experimental and control groups (19.76 vs. 14.86, p $<$ 0.05). The Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a positive relationship between powerlessness and knowledge. The study findings indicate that a community-based intervention can enhance learning outcomes and that the variable powerlessness affects knowledge acquisition.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-08, Section: B, page: 4118.

Thesis (PH.D.)--TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, 1991.

School code: 0925.