Table 1Demographic Characteristics of the Study Subjects (N=286)
Characteristics |
Categories |
n (%) or M±SD |
Age (year) |
|
52.9±18.73 |
18~30 |
32 (11.21) |
31~45 |
99 (34.63) |
46~60 |
48 (16.82) |
≥61 |
107 (37.44) |
Gender |
Female |
193 (67.51) |
Male |
91 (31.83) |
Unknown |
2 (0.62) |
Marital status |
Never married |
75 (26.21) |
Married |
83 (29.03) |
Divorced |
39 (13.62) |
Widowed |
54 (18.94) |
Single |
12 (4.21) |
Unknown |
23 (7.91) |
Ethnicity |
African American |
154 (53.81) |
Caucasian |
122 (42.73) |
Hispanic or Latino |
3 (1.02) |
Native American |
2 (0.74) |
Other |
3 (1.01) |
Unknown |
2 (0.71) |
Table 2Relationship of the Prevalence of HBP and Client Characteristics
Variables |
Categories |
High blood pressure |
χ2
|
p
|
No |
Yes |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Gender |
Female |
742 (79.41) |
193 (20.61) |
16.42 |
<.001 |
Male |
192 (67.83) |
91 (32.23) |
Age (year) |
18~30 |
527 (94.31) |
32 (5.72) |
282.01 |
<.001 |
31~45 |
287 (74.43) |
99 (25.64) |
46~60 |
68 (58.62) |
48 (41.41) |
≥61 |
56 (34.44) |
107 (65.61) |
Ethnicity |
Asian |
5 (99.91) |
0 (0.11) |
49.22 |
<.001 |
African American |
657 (81.03) |
154 (19.03) |
Caucasian |
209 (63.12) |
122 (36.92) |
Hispanic or Latino |
21 (87.54) |
3 (12.54) |
Other |
40 (88.91) |
5 (11.11) |
Table 3Nursing Interventions Identified in the OS Categories (N=35,424)
Intervention scheme (IS) |
IS code |
n (%) |
Teaching guidance & counseling |
1 |
17,207 (48.61) |
Surveillance |
4 |
8,264 (23.33) |
Case management |
3 |
7,150 (20.22) |
Treatment & procedures |
2 |
2,803 (7.94) |
Total |
|
35,424 (100.00) |
Table 4Correlations among Client Characteristics, Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes
Variables |
Age |
Nursing diagnoses |
Nursing interventions |
Follow-ups |
Improved knowledge |
Improved behavior |
Improved status |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
Age |
1 |
-.27 (<.01) |
-.07 |
-.07 |
.10 |
.20 |
.04 |
Nursing diagnoses |
|
1 |
-.01 |
-.25 |
-.10 |
-.58 (<.01) |
-.27 |
Nursing interventions |
|
|
1 |
.24 |
-.14 |
.10 |
-.25 |
Follow-ups |
|
|
|
1 |
.10 |
.08 |
.01 |
Improved knowledge |
|
|
|
|
1 |
.53 (<.01) |
.40 (<.01) |
Improved behavior |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
.48 (<.01) |
Improved status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |