TY - JOUR AU - Seesawang, Junjira PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Men and Hypertension: An Integrative Review JF - Nursing Science Journal of Thailand JA - NURS SCI J THAIL VL - 36 IS - 2 SE - Scholarly Article DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ns/article/view/146556 SP - 4-17 AB - <p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Bold',serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Purpose: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Regular',serif;">To synthesize the evidence as it pertains to hypertension in men.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Bold',serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Design: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Regular',serif;">An integrative literature review was conducted. This review included both qualitative </span>and quantitative studies that focused on hypertension in men. A search for relevant literature published from 2007 to 2017 was undertaken using PubMed, CINAHL, Ovid MEDLINE, and EBSCO databases and by examining relevant bibliographies. Seven studies (n = 7) formed the basis of this review. Findings from the identified research literature were analyzed and described using conventional content analysis.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Bold',serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Main findings: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Regular',serif;">Five main categories emerged from the content analysis: 1) understanding </span>symptoms of hypertension; 2) knowledge regarding consequences of hypertension; 3) adherence to a healthy lifestyle and medical treatment; 4) self-management; and 5) interventions that were designed to improve blood pressure control.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Bold',serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conclusion and recommendations: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'MinionPro-Regular',serif;">Experiencing symptoms and viewing themselves as being </span>at risk seem to be essential for male hypertensive patients to seek health care. Future research should explore and explain clearly how male hypertensive patients develop a sense of risk, what factors can contribute to a sense of risk and how the sense of risk motivates male hypertensive patients to change behavior.</p> ER -