Date of Award
Summer 2023
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Coretta M. Jenerette
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in America. African American people have disparate CVD outcomes, and African American emerging adults (AAEAs) aged 18-25 have CVD risk factors. This study aimed to examine the state of CVD risk factors in AAEAs, assess upstream and population factors in AAEAs attending a southeastern historically black college/university (HBCU), compare their perceived and objective CVD risk, explore their level of CVD knowledge, and examine responses when they learn their objective CVD risk.
Chapter 1 presents background literature on CVD in AAEAs and the research plan. Chapter 2 presents a newly synthesized situation-specific theory (SST), Unlocking Population Specific Treatments to Render Equitable Approaches and Management in Nursing for Cardiovascular Disease (UPSTREAM CVD), to guide future research and clinical practice for AAEAs.
Chapters 3 and 4 are data-based manuscripts of studies that include an assessment of CVD upstream factors and population factors (constructs of the UPSTREAM CVD SST) in a cohort of AAEAs, and a comparison of CVD risk perception and objective CVD risk in AAEAs. Chapter 5 presents the conclusions of the research, a discussion of the implications for nursing research, education, and practice, and future research directions.
Rights
© 2023, Shannon Bright Smith
Recommended Citation
Smith, S. B.(2023). Unlocking Population-Specific Treatments to Render Equitable Approaches and Management in Cardiovascular Disease (UPSTREAM CVD): African American Emerging Adults. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/7399