Risk Factor and Prevalence of Hypertension - Literature Review

High Blood Pressure: A Literature Review
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High Blood Pressure: A Literature Review
Annesi (2012) argues that hypertension is a major global issue and common cardiovascular disorder. As evidence, the author asserts that economically stable nations had a prevalence of 37 % in 2000 and a projected prevalence of 42 % by the year 2025. It follows that professionals in the healthcare industry must understand the subject of hypertension in order to provide appropriate solutions to patients. It is the reason why Annesi (2012) conducted a study to identify behavioral methods that could improve blood pressure in people with hypertension and prehypertension. As a result, the author concluded that behavioral methods could improve blood pressure in women with prehypertension or hypertension.
Fuchs et al., (2011) also conducted a study on hypertension on patients with pre-hypertension. This owes to the reality that the authors mention that blood pressure within pre-hypertensive levels is an intermediate stage of full hypertension and increases the risk of cardiovascular infections. Nonetheless, available remedies to prevent hypertension have not had a major effect. It is the reason why Fuchs et al., (2011) investigated the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of a population based intervention to prevent the development of target-organ damage and the incidence of hypertension. As a result, the authors concluded that using blood-pressure lowering drugs such as diuretics could prevent the incidence of hypertension in individuals with pre-hypertension and prevent cardiovascular events.
According to Govindasamy et al., (2013), hypertension accounts for 9 million deaths of the seventeen million deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Additionally, most developed countries have a higher population of the elderly because of their economic transition. It is notable that the number of deaths coupled by the increasing population of the elderly motivated the authors to conduct a study on high blood pressure. Specifically, the authors wanted to establish the prevalence of high blood pressure among the elderly from urban and the associated risk factors. As a result, Govindasamy et al., (2013) concluded that one in every two people of the studied population is unaware and suffering from hypertension.
Guedes et al., (2011) argue that the entire world is concerned about the low levels of physical activity in the current global population. As a result, the authors conducted a cross sectional study to specifically identify any possible predictors of the nursing diagnosis of sedentary lifestyles in patients with high blood pressure (HBP). The study conducted by Guedes et al., (2011) used a sample of 310 patients who were between eighteen years and sixty-nine years old. Guedes et al., (2011) concluded that demonstrating physical deconditioning, verbalizing preferences for low physical activities, and the lack of training on physical exercises were powerful indicators for identifying sedentary lifestyles in patients with HBP.
Hassan, Ali, and Hussain (2012) argue that the prevalence of HBP in India is 25 percent in urban centers and 10 percent in rural areas. It is known that India is transforming her ec...