Previous racial and ethnic health disparities research has underscored how psychosocial risk factors such as social support, social class, hostility, and depression are linked to illness ( Syme et al., 2019).
The past two decades of research has demonstrated the efficacy of chronic disease self-management interventions ( Barlow et al., 2002 Turnbull et al., 2020). Additionally, Latinos experience other barriers to needed care such as the high cost of health care, high rates of uninsurance, immigration status ( Cristancho et al., 2008 Reininger et al., 2014), language barriers, and discrimination ( Elder et al., 2009). Other factors associated with the increased risks for hypertension among Latino adults include gender, age, migration/acculturation, and socioeconomic position ( Cooper-DeHoff et al., 2007 Thomas & Allison, 2019). The prevalence of hypertension in Latino populations is characterized by low levels of awareness and treatment control as compared with other populations ( Elfassy et al., 2020 Foti et al., 2019 Hicks et al., 2005). From 1994 to 2016, hypertension rates in adults of Mexican origin increased from 25.0% in women and 26.9% in men to 30.1% in women and 27.9% in men ( National Center for Health Statistics, 2019). In the past 30 years, the prevalence rates of hypertension among Latinos have shown an upward trend.
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