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- Managing hypertension in rural Gambia and Kenya: Protocol for a qualitative study exploring the experiences of patients, health care workers, and decision-makers.NIHR open research · 2024Article
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- Experiences of Filipino Americans with Type 2 Diabetes during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.Western journal of nursing research · 2023Article
- Determining the optimal diagnostic and risk stratification approaches for people with hypertension in two rural populations in Kenya and The Gambia: a study protocol for IHCoR-Africa Work Package 2.NIHR open research · 2023Article
- Nutrition in Times of Crisis: A Qualitative Study in Siargao Island, Philippines, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Acta medica Philippina · 2023Article
- Strong structuration analysis of patterns of adherence to hypertension medication.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2022Article
- Prevalence, determinants and outcomes of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use for hypertension among low-income households in Malaysia and the Philippines.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- 'Doing' hypertension: Experiential knowledge and practice in the self-management of 'high blood' in the Philippines.Sociology of health & illness · 2022Article
- (De)constructing 'therapeutic itineraries' of hypertension care: A qualitative study in the Philippines.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Article
- World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension - A 2021 Update.Global heart · 2021Review
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introductionUnderstanding explanatory models is important for hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. This article aims to determine what adult patients with hypertension in the Philippines attribute their condition to, how these views might be explained and what the implications are for hypertension management.
methodsThis is a qualitative study drawing on 71 semistructured interviews (40 initial and 31 follow-up) and four focus group discussions with patients diagnosed with hypertension. The setting was urban and rural low-income communities in the Philippines.
resultsFour prominent perceived causes were identified-genetics, heat, stress and diet-for what patients refer to as 'high blood'. We propose a 'folk physiology' that rests on local understandings of blood and blood flow, draws from broader cultural notions of illness causation and accounts for a dynamic, non-chronic view of hypertension that in turn informs the health behaviours of those affected.
conclusionsBy understanding that hypertension is frequently seen not as a chronic constant condition but rather as an episodic one triggered by external influences, although in those genetically predisposed to it, it may be possible to address patient's beliefs and thus adherence to treatment.
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