The Research Core consists of three projects addressing three inter-related conditions: hypertension, kidneydisease, and kidney transplantation. Personnel involved in this Core will also play an active role in theactivities described in the Administrative Core.Social contextual factors (e.g. poverty, social networks, stressors, coping resources, and communityknowledge about hypertension) may influence the management of hypertension. The goals of theAddressing the Social Context of Hypertension Management project are 1) To determine the social contextof hypertension management among minority and poor inner city patients, 2) To train community residents tobecome hypertension health advisors and research ambassadors, and 3) To perform a pilot randomizedcontrolled trial to test the utility of using hypertension lay health advisors to address the social context ofhypertension management.Combining the most potent features of interpreters and patient navigators may improve the outcomes ofpatients with limited English proficiency. The goals of the Interpreters as Advocates for Hispanic patientswith Hypertension or Kidney Disease are to 1) To determine the informational needs of Spanish-speakinginner city patients with hypertension or kidney disease, 2) To train interpreters to act as advocates forpatients with hypertension or kidney disease, and 3) To perform a randomized controlled trial to test theutility of using interpreters as advocates.Specific steps in the transplant process are responsible for creating race, gender, and income disparities inaccess to kidney transplantation. The goals of the Transplant Navigator Intervention to Overcome Barriersto Kidney Transplantation project are 1) To determine the effect of a transplant navigator intervention onaccess to kidney transplantation and 2) To explore impediments to successful intervention.
Showing the most recent 10 out of 59 publications