Abstract
Black women have been shown to experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality as a result of stroke, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and overweight or obesity than women of other races/ethnicities. The ability to avert certain health problems, such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, stroke and overweight or obesity is known to be directly related to active engagement in health promotion behaviors, yet Black women are consistently less likely to engage in these behaviors than are white women. Improved understanding of the various factors that impact individual health promotion behaviors to reduce risk, such as health literacy, self-efficacy and readiness to change, may result in developing more effective interventions to reduce health care disparities in this vulnerable population.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Zeta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Urban Black Women, Self-care, Patient Education
Advisor
Pamela Galehouse
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Seton Hall University
Degree Year
2016
Recommended Citation
Hepburn, Millie A., "The relationships between health literacy, self-efficacy and readiness for change to health promotion behaviors in urban Black women" (2020). Dissertations. 1878.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1878
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-01-24
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10137894; ProQuest document ID: 1819561517. The author still retains copyright.