Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the themes that affected the day-to-day health-related decision making of African Americans managing coronary heart disease (CHD). Understanding the lived experience of African Americans with CHD can offer health care providers additional strategies to improve disease management. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was utilized to explore: (1) what is the lived experience of managing CHD among older African Americans? (2) What is the essence of health-related decision making among older African Americans living with CHD? Two audio taped 30 to 60 minute open ended in-depth interviews per participant.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3497606; ProQuest document ID: 922964474. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Tiffany Ann Love, PhD, APRN, CHE, GNP, ANP-BC, CCA, VHA-CM

Sigma Membership

Alpha Mu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Cardiac Patients, African Americans, Minorities and Health Care

Advisor

Diana Morris

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Case Western Reserve University

Degree Year

2011

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-09-04

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