Enhancing Hypertension Management Strategies Through the Loving Heart Program

Background: The aim of this project was to describe a quality improvement program for Afro-Americans and Afro- Caribbean with hypertension that implemented a self-management program to enhance knowledge and self-management strategies to lower hypertension (HTN) and body mass index (BMI) within a twelve-week period. These markers addressed variables such as blood pressure monitoring, prevention, or reduction of hypertension.
Method: This quality improvement project consisted of six volunteer participants. The participants were comprised of two males and four females of Afro- American and Afro-Caribbean descent with a history of hypertension who received the Hypertension Knowledge-Level (HKL) scale questionnaires used as a pre-and post-intervention, American Heart Association (2018), pre-training demographic questionnaire, and evidence-based educational guidelines materials about hypertension and self-management.