title: Self-management of hypertension in Hispanic adults.
abstract: Almost one third of the U.S. population has hypertension. Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic individuals have significantly lower levels of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control. This article provides an integrative review of factors that may influence self-management of hypertension among Hispanic adults. A detailed literature search of articles published between 1985 and 2010 was performed. Twelve articles based on quantitative studies (n = 9) and qualitative studies (n = 3) were reviewed. Barriers and facilitators to self-management of hypertension were identified. The findings in this review may help health care professionals in recognizing factors that need to be considered in the development of self-management interventions for Hispanic patients with hypertension. Future research is needed to further explore facilitators to self-management, and to implement and evaluate intervention studies aimed at blood pressure management in Hispanics with hypertension.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL 62026, USA. asiatko@siue.edu
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001364:Awareness; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents