Definition and management of hypertension among Haitian immigrants: a qualitative study.

Hypertension is a major health concern among Haitian immigrants, one of the largest Caribbean immigrant groups in the United States. Yet, little is known about how Hatian immigrants define and manage hypertension. For this qualitative study, face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 Haitian immigrants in Miami Dade County, Florida.

Transnationalism and Hypertension Self-Management Among Haitian Immigrants.

Purpose: Transnationalism--maintenance of transborder activities--has important implications for the health status of contemporary immigrants. Yet little is known about how such interconnectivity interacts with health.

Design: In this critical ethnography study, 31 Haitian immigrants discussed the influences of transnationalism on their hypertension management.

Strategies to enhance participant recruitment and retention in research involving a community-based population.

Challenges associated with recruiting and retaining community-based populations in research studies have been recognized yet remain of major concern for researchers. There is a need for exchange of recruitment and retention techniques that inform recruitment and retention strategies. Here, the authors discuss a variety of methods that were successful in exceeding target recruitment and retention goals in a randomized clinical trial of hearing protector use among farm operators.

An exploration of social justice intent in photovoice research studies from 2008 to 2013.

In an age where digital images are omnipresent, the use of participant photography in qualitative research has become accessible and commonplace. Yet, scant attention is paid to the social justice impact of photovoice amongst studies that have used this innovative method as a way to promote social justice. There is a need to review this method to understand its contributions and possibilities.

Agency-hired hotel housekeepers: an at-risk group for adverse health outcomes.

Hotel housekeepers experience unique workplace hazards and characteristics that increase their risks for poor health outcomes. Today’s agency-hiring practices may further marginalize hotel housekeepers and negatively impact their health. Yet the impact of such hiring practices on the health of this vulnerable worker group remains unexplored.

Hotel housekeeping work influences on hypertension management.

Background: Characteristics of hotel housekeeping work increase the risk for hypertension development. Little is known about the influences of such work on hypertension management.

Methods: For this qualitative study, 27 Haitian immigrant hotel housekeepers from Miami-Dade County, FL were interviewed.

Nurses' uniforms: How many bacteria do they carry after one shift?

This pilot study investigated the pathogens that nurses are potentially bringing into the public and their home when they wear work uniforms outside of the work environment. To achieve this, sterilized uniforms were distributed to 10 nurses at a local hospital in Washington State at the beginning of their shift. Worn uniforms were collected at the end of the shifts and sent to a laboratory for analysis.