Introduction
High blood pressure is an extremely severe condition that can cause the heart to fail in its functioning. In addition, this condition can lead to heart diseases and other complicated health problems within the human body. Behaviors such as smoking and consumption of large amounts of alcohol make individuals susceptible to this condition. Appropriate care can assist individuals suffering from these conditions to live better and more fulfilling life. Sadly, people from rural areas tend to have less quality health care services as compared to their urban counterparts. With regard to this, there arose a need for carrying out research to determine the impact of poverty plus rustic habitation on measures to alleviate high blood pressure in the US. This paper seeks to analyze the research that was performed to determine the impact of poverty plus rustic habitation on measures to alleviate high blood pressure in the US. Furthermore, the paper analyses the research on tendencies of Hypertension occurrence awareness and management from adults in the US using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988 to 2004 (Ellis, Grubaugh, and Egede, 2010).
The Effect of Minority Status and Rural Residence on Actions to Control Blood Pressure in the US
The objective of the study was to determine the measures to regulate HBP and recommendations from doctors for the regulation of blood pressure amongst mature persons on the basis of their race and residence. A lot of efforts have been recognized by the United States government to help in the creation of awareness among all the residents so that steps can be undertaken to assist the people to escape the HBP condition. One of the organizations in the US whose efforts have been noticed to help in the alleviation of the tragedy is the US Department of Health and Human Services. This is a national institute that is concerned with the health of humans. The study to determine the impact of poverty, as well as the rustic habitation on the measures to limit high blood pressure, has its aim to save the lives of people and regulate the disease. Conversely, nursing is an occupation that concentrates on the care in terms of health for persons as well as societies so that they could retain, or recuperate to their normal health states. Therefore this research problem is highly related to nursing thus nursing research.
During the study, the quantitative method of data collection was found appropriate to be used. This was because the research was totally focusing on figures rather than words. In determining the impact of poverty and rural dwelling on the measures to regulate HBP, facts from 45,024 experiencing HBP were scrutinized in the the2007 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. As it is cited in, “the multiple logistic regression analyses were employed in the assessment of the sovereign alliance between contemporary measures to regulate HBP and commendations health-care contributor for management of blood pressure basing on the race and habitation after accounting for confounders” (p.34). In the second investigation, quantitative methods of data collection were employed. For instance: measurement. The study thus entailed a lot of figures.
During the examination of the measures to regulate HBP as well as commendations from health concerned nurses for the control of blood pressure amongst mature individuals by metropolitan/rustic habitation, it was found out that the blacks in spite of their habitation; had a high probability of accounting for their plummeting in the consumption of salt and alcoholic drinks, changing their habits of eating and following the doctors prescription than the whites. On the other side, blacks were probable to be guided to limit the dangerous vices such as high alcohol consumption that could lead to HBP. The mature blacks in rural areas were furthermore expected to account for the advice from health care nurses on drug consumption than whites from town centers. However, the whites in rural were less probable to be counseled to exercise than the adult whites from town places.
This study proved that racism and habitation have a discrepancy impact on measures to regulate HBP and nurses counsel to regulate HBP. The measures to be taken that dominated during the research are to a larger extent related to the spotlight of the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Most of the recommendations were highly correlated. For instance, people are recommended not to drink much alcohol and take the advice from their health care nurses seriously. This is similar to the recommendations from the EBP. “Over time, heavy drinking can damage your heart as raises your blood pressure, as it may cause your body to release hormones that increase your blood flow and heart rate” (p. 27)
Conclusion
This first research implies that clinically, people should avoid smoking and general use of tobacco as it may cause linings on the walls of the arteries leading to an increase in blood pressure. A lot of salt in one’s diet cause fluids to be retained thus blood pressure increase. Limit the amount of alcohol for much of it may lead to an increase in heart rate. The participation in exercises by an individual helps in reduction of fats in the body thus no either blood pressure or heart diseases. The alteration in eating habits and diet may help in reduction in the amount of potassium intake thus limiting the causes of HBP. This study focuses on adults, kids, drunkards as well as individuals who are obese. The findings of this research are perfect. There is a need for them to be followed so that the tragic state of HBP is escaped. They are in a form of rules thus should be pursued.
Reference
Ellis, C., Grubaugh, A. and Egede, L. (2010) The Effect of Minority Status and Rural Residence on Actions to Control Blood Pressure in the US. Public Health Reports. Vol. 125.