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This dissertation explores the lived experiences and illness management of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) following the rollout of freely available anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in an ethnically and culturally diverse resource-poor setting. Employing a qualitative methodolo…

This dissertation sought to explore the relatively understudied area of racial disparities in adherence to cardiovascular medication regimens among the elderly. Black and Hispanic seniors are well documented to have lower rates of adherence to their prescribed cardiovascular med…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between adherence and traumatic stress, depression, and symptom distress. The study also sought to determine whether or not non adherence was intentional or unintentional. A non-experimental correlational regression desig…

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, which is one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (Kovell et al., 2015; Sessoms et al., 2015; Solomon et al., 2015). Evidence shows that African Americans have the highest …

Background: Understanding the spectrum of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (AS-CVD) risks found in persons with ASCVD in a contemporary population of U.S. adults can help target the intensity of therapeutic approaches to prevent future adverse outcomes.