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Community and primary care nursing
Telehealth education for South Asian immigrants in America with type 2 diabetes and hypertension
  1. Muili Lawal
  1. University of West London - Brentford Site, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Muili Lawal; muili.lawal{at}uwl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103925

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    Commentary on: Shah MK, Wyatt LC, Gibbs-Tewary C, et al . A culturally adapted telehealth community health worker intervention on blood pressure control among South Asian immigrants with type II diabetes: results from the DREAM Atlanta intervention. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2023.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Community-based solutions are necessary to provide culturally suitable health education tailored to a patient’s specific needs.

    • Type 2 diabetes and hypertension affect a disproportionate number of South Asian immigrants in USA. The comorbidity of type 2 diabetes and hypertension is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality rates.

    Context

    Multimorbidity is one of the pressing global medical issues facing health systems in the developed world today.1 2 The co-existence significantly worsens the prognosis of both diseases, and language differences may make it difficult for immigrants to learn about the disease condition.1 3 While there are several management techniques for this condition, it is important to …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The author has not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.