2015
High Blood Pressure and Related Factors Among Individuals at High Risk for HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections
Nam S, Whittemore R, Jeon S, Davey-Rothwell MA, Latkin C. High Blood Pressure and Related Factors Among Individuals at High Risk for HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2015, 18: 572-580. PMID: 26514661, PMCID: PMC4851924, DOI: 10.1111/jch.12714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusBlood pressureHigh riskHigher SBPSystolic/diastolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease risk factorsPoor self-reported healthInfection prevention studiesDiastolic blood pressureDisease risk factorsHigh blood pressureHIV/STIModerate alcohol consumptionHIV/STIsCardiovascular disease programsSelf-reported healthHIV/Older patientsImmunodeficiency virusHigher DBPAlcohol drinkingPrevention StudyRisk factorsGeneral healthDepressive symptoms
2011
Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale
Kim MT, Song HJ, Han HR, Song Y, Nam S, Nguyen TH, Lee HC, Kim KB. Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale. Patient Education And Counseling 2011, 87: 165-170. PMID: 22030252, PMCID: PMC3288330, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh blood pressureHealth Literacy ScaleHealth literacyIntervention studiesLiteracy ScaleHypertensive Korean AmericansFunctional health literacyChronic disease managementHealth literacy toolsBlood pressureHBP managementPsychometric testingFocus group studyPsychometric evaluationGroup studyDisease managementSuch interventionsInterventionLiteracy toolsMajor barrierKorean AmericansLiterature reviewManagement interventionsPool of itemsEnd productsPsychometric Evaluation of Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Subscale
Song Y, Han HR, Song HJ, Nam S, Nguyen T, Kim MT. Psychometric Evaluation of Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Subscale. Asian Nursing Research 2011, 5: 183-188. PMID: 25030368, DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh blood pressureBlood pressureMedication adherenceHill-Bone medication adherence scaleCommunity-based intervention trialDiastolic blood pressureMedication Adherence ScaleSystolic blood pressureLow medication adherenceCronbach's alphaKorean AmericansExploratory factor analysisHBP controlHBP knowledgeHypertensive patientsAdherence ScaleIntervention trialsHigh prevalenceClinical settingKorean versionPsychometric evaluationAdherenceOne-factor solutionPearson correlation coefficientConcurrent validity