Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2015
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Patricia Keane
First Committee Member
John Chovan
Second Committee Member
David Rubenstein
Third Committee Member
Susan Domingo
Keywords
Filipino-American, Coronary Heart Disease, Knowledge, Cardiac Risk Profile, Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire
Subject Categories
Family Practice Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health and Community Nursing
Abstract
Abstract
Filipino-Americans (FAs) are considered the fastest growing Asian immigrant population in the United States. There are about 2.6 million Filipino-Americans living in the United States (U.S. Census, 2010). Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death among FAs in the United States (National Vital Statistics, 2009). Research studies on CHD and CHD risk factors among FAs are limited. The purpose of the study was to explore FAs’ knowledge of CHD, risk factors for CHD and to provide a personalized educational intervention in raising awareness and changing attitudes about CHD among FAs aged 35-75 in a community setting in Woodside, New York. Knowledge about CHD and its risk factors are vital components in engaging FAs to a healthier lifestyle. A quantitative study with a descriptive design was used in the study to explore CHD knowledge and CHD risk factors among FAs in a community setting. The Heart Disease Facts Questionnaire (Wagner, Lacey, Chyun, & Abbott, 2005), Socio-demographic and Cardiac Risk profile was used to obtain the data for the study. Data was gathered and obtained from September 2014 to December 2014 in a convenience sample of thirty seven participants. Simple descriptive statistics, such as mean, standard deviation and percentages, were used to analyze the data in the study. A personalized education program was provided to the participants based on their CHD knowledge and cardiac risk profile. The participants had suboptimal scores on the HDFQ questionnaire and the participants had some significant risk factors for CHD. The study revealed that the majority of the participants’ attitudes or feelings about making lifestyle changes related to the prevention of CHD changed after their personalized education intervention. Despite the limitations in the study, data gathered in the study is a step toward developing evidence-based prevention and health promotion interventions to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease among FA population
Recommended Citation
David, Mervin, "Development of a Personalized Education Program Based on an Assessment of Knowledge of Coronary Heart Disease and Risk Factors in a Filipino-American Community in New York City" (2015). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 12.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_doc/12