Key result
Hypertension literacy encompasses search skills, BP numeracy, and medication comprehension to improve health awareness.
Why the study?
The concept of hypertension literacy was analyzed to ensure clarity, reduce ambiguities, and promote consistency in usage.
This concept analysis clarifies the definition of hypertension literacy, highlighting its role in improving health awareness and enabling nurses to facilitate prevention behaviors.
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Supports integration of hypertension literacy into nursing practice; leaves open rigorous trials confirming outcome benefits.
AIM: Analysis of the concept of hypertension literacy to ensure clarity, reduce ambiguities and promote consistency in usage. DESIGN: Walker and Avant's concept analysis method was adopted. METHODS: Searched four electronic databases using keywords combined with the appropriate Boolean operators. After removing duplicates, thirty titles were identified, and ten articles met the basic criteria for inclusion. The analysis was done using a convergent synthesis design to integrate results and transform them into qualitative descriptions. RESULTS: Hypertension literacy's defining attributes were hypertension information search skills, comprehension of numeracy associated with blood pressure and medication and utilization of hypertension prevention information. The identified antecedents were formal education and improved cognitive, social, economic and health-related experiences. Consequences of hypertension literacy included improved self-reported and increased health awareness. Hypertension literacy allows nurses to assess and accurately improve knowledge and facilitate people to adopt prevention behaviours.
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Konlan et al. (2023) conducted a review in Hypertension literacy (n=10). Concept analysis was evaluated on Defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences of hypertension literacy. Hypertension literacy is defined by information search skills, comprehension of blood pressure numeracy and medication, and utilization of prevention information, leading to improved health awareness.
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