Walking as an intervention to reduce blood pressure in adults with hypertension: recommendations and implications for clinical practise.

Mohamed Mansoor, Oliver Hamer, Kirishan Sandrasekar, Candiss Argent, James Hill

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Article in British journal of cardiac nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

The Efficacy of Forest Therapy on Negative Emotions, Oxidative Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Elderly Hypertensive Patients.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohamed MansoorNHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire, UK.

Oliver HamerNIHR Applied Research Collaboration - Northwest Coast, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Kirishan SandrasekarNHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire, UK.

Candiss ArgentLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.

James HillNIHR Applied Research Collaboration - Northwest Coast, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Funding

Department of Health NIHR200182

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension affects more than 1 in 4 adults, equating to around 1.39 billion people worldwide. Hypertension is defined as an elevation in systolic blood pressure above 140mmHg. This can increase cardiovascular and stroke risk. By lowering blood pressure, individuals can mitigate an increased risk of stroke and end-organ damage. While medications have proven beneficial to lowering blood pressure, they do have the potential for side effects. Other non-pharmacological lifestyle and dietary changes exist. This article critically appraises a systematic review which assesses whether walking can reduce blood pressure.

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Blood pressureHypertensionPhysical activitySystematic reviewTrials

Identifiers

PMID38807750

DOI10.12968/bjca.2022.0119

PMCPMC7616014

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