Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Toward Blood Pressure Measurement at Home Among Japanese Nurses

Mami Ishikuro¹, Sergio Ramón Gutiérrez Ubeda, Taku Obara+7

• ¹Mami 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.