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Home Healthc Now
April 2016
Mami Ishikuro, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Sergio Ramón Gutiérrez Ubeda, PhD, is a Professor, Center of Investigation and Study of Health, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua. Taku Obara, PhD, is a Lecturer, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Ikue Watanabe, PhD, is a Lecturer, Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai, Japan. Hirohito Metoki, PhD, is a Lecturer, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Masahiro Kikuya, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Shinichi Kuriyama, PhD, is a Professor, Division of Disaster Public Health, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Ryoko Maruyama, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Science of Nursing Practice, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. Takayoshi Ohkubo, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Yutaka Imai, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan.
The self-measurement of blood pressure (BP) at home is useful in predicting the level of target organ damage and in managing hypertension. Nurses are essential practitioners for managing hypertension; however, it is unclear whether they have adequate knowledge of home BP management. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of home BP measurement among Japanese nurses.
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August 2008
Department of Exercise Science and Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
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