Degenerative Disease
One degenerative disease that is most prevalent, if not one of the most prevalent degenerative diseases among Japanese Americans, is hypertension. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is no stranger to society. As a matter of fact, one in three people are affected by hypertension (Sacks,2015). When a person has high blood pressure, it puts strains on the body's organs and arteries, making them work harder than they actually have to. High blood pressure is a very serious condition that can escalate into several other detrimental health issues. If hypertension is not controlled, treated or subsided a person's risks for health issues such as stroke, vision loss, memory loss and kidney failure are greatly increased. Hypertension affects a higher rate of Japanese Americans at 39% compared to other Asian ethnic groups and Latinos (Meng, et al 2015) . Some risk factors of being diagnosed with high blood pressure include poor diet, being overweight or obese, not being …show more content…
They also felt discriminated against because of the type of insurances they had. Doctors, according to this survey, were found not to counsel patients on lifestyle issues (Metzger, et al 2004). Majority of the risk factors involved with hypertension include several lifestyle patterns including diet, smoking and physical inactivity. If patients are not advised properly or educated on how to avoid these risk factors, patients are not given appropriate resources to help themselves. Communication barriers may also contribute to health care disparities. Asian Americans nod as a sign of respect as they see a doctor as an authoritative figure while the doctor assumes a nod as a form of agreement -- which can lead to miscommunication and mistreatment (Metzger,et al
One degenerative disease that is most prevalent, if not one of the most prevalent degenerative diseases among Japanese Americans, is hypertension. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is no stranger to society. As a matter of fact, one in three people are affected by hypertension (Sacks,2015). When a person has high blood pressure, it puts strains on the body's organs and arteries, making them work harder than they actually have to. High blood pressure is a very serious condition that can escalate into several other detrimental health issues. If hypertension is not controlled, treated or subsided a person's risks for health issues such as stroke, vision loss, memory loss and kidney failure are greatly increased. Hypertension affects a higher rate of Japanese Americans at 39% compared to other Asian ethnic groups and Latinos (Meng, et al 2015) . Some risk factors of being diagnosed with high blood pressure include poor diet, being overweight or obese, not being …show more content…
They also felt discriminated against because of the type of insurances they had. Doctors, according to this survey, were found not to counsel patients on lifestyle issues (Metzger, et al 2004). Majority of the risk factors involved with hypertension include several lifestyle patterns including diet, smoking and physical inactivity. If patients are not advised properly or educated on how to avoid these risk factors, patients are not given appropriate resources to help themselves. Communication barriers may also contribute to health care disparities. Asian Americans nod as a sign of respect as they see a doctor as an authoritative figure while the doctor assumes a nod as a form of agreement -- which can lead to miscommunication and mistreatment (Metzger,et al