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Lowering High Blood Pressure Naturally:
A Bibliography Plan
Jennifer Hamada
LIS 601
Dr. Nahl
Fall 2010
Table of Contents
I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 3
A. Topic .................................................................................................................................................... 3
B. Scope, Organization and Audience ...................................................................................................... 3
C. Style Explanation ................................................................................................................................. 3
II. Search Strategy ......................................................................................................................................... 4
A. Library of Congress Subject Headings ................................................................................................ 4
B. Library of Congress Call Numbers ...................................................................................................... 4
C. Reference Sources ................................................................................................................................ 4
i. Balay’s Guide to Reference Books .................................................................................................... 4
ii. Encyclopedia Britannica Online ....................................................................................................... 4
C. OPACs.................................................................................................................................................. 5
i. Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) .................................................................................. 5
ii. Hawai‘i Voyager: Libraries of University of Hawai‘i ...................................................................... 5
D. Indexes ................................................................................................................................................. 6
i. Academic Search Premier .................................................................................................................. 6
ii. Alt Healthwatch ................................................................................................................................ 6
iii. CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) .......................................... 7
iv. Consumer Health Complete ............................................................................................................. 7
v. Health Source Consumer Edition ...................................................................................................... 8
vi. Ingenta ............................................................................................................................................. 8
vii. LexisNexis Academic ..................................................................................................................... 8
viii. MasterFILE Premier ...................................................................................................................... 9
ix. Medline .......................................................................................................................................... 10
III. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Appendix A: Search Strategy Relevancy Tables ........................................................................................ 11
Appendix B: Sample Annotated Bibliography with Sub-Topics ................................................................ 16
End Notes .................................................................................................................................................... 18
I. Introduction
A. Topic
High blood pressure is often referred to as a “symptomless disease” affecting millions of
Americans, which left untreated can lead to serious health problems including heart failure,
stroke, kidney damage, and other major complications.1 Lifestyle changes can help to control
blood pressure and lower a person’s risk of high blood pressure leading to further complications.
Prescription drug treatment is available for individuals who are diagnosed with high blood
pressure (hypertensive or pre-hypertensive); however naturally lowering high blood pressure
through lifestyle changes is preferred by physicians and believed to be in the best interest for the
patient. Lifestyle changes combined with drug therapy may also increase the effectiveness of the
patient’s current prescription or may prevent higher dosages in the future.
B. Scope, Organization and Audience
This bibliography plan provides resources with information on lowering high blood pressure
naturally for individuals who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) or
who are at risk of developing high blood pressure. Materials are selected with the patient in
mind, focusing on sources that are useful and readable to the general public. Although older
materials may still be useful, this plan is focused on materials published within the last twenty
years. (Searches were not restricted by date, but if results returned were older than twenty years,
they were considered not relevant.) Professionals in the healthcare field may find it useful to
direct patients to this resource. The purpose of this bibliography plan is to be a supplement for
individuals who are consulting with their physicians or health care specialists.
C. Style Explanation
Citations in this bibliography plan are formatted using Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of
Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.2 Subject headings (CV) are indicated by capital
letters, natural language (NL) search terms are in lowercase, and truncated terms are marked with
an asterisk *.
II. Search Strategy
A. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subject headings were located from searching the Library of Congress Online Catalog. 3
BLOOD PRESSURE—REGULATION
HYPERTENSION—DIAGNOSIS
HYPERTENSION—DIET THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—EXERCISE THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION—THERAPY
HYPERTENSION – TREATMENT
B. Library of Congress Call Numbers
RC685.H8 Hypertension
C. Reference Sources
i. Balay’s Guide to Reference Books4
I started my search by consulting Balay’s Guide to Reference Books. I could not find any
resources using the terms “Hypertension” or “Blood Pressure.” I widened my search and
browsed “health care” and found several sources. Although the print resources seemed to be too
broad or off topic (pointing to public aspects of medicine), three indexes listed looked promising:
National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Index, Consumer Health and Nutrition Index, and Medline.
Unfortunately, currently I only have access to the Medline index (which will be discussed later in
this bibliography plan).
ii. Encyclopedia Britannica Online5
In Encyclopedia Britannica Online, I began with a keyword search on “hypertension” which
yielded over a hundred results. “Hypertension (pathology)” was at the top of the list, but all
articles mentioning “hypertension” were listed. Several of the results had a connection to the
term (such as stroke, renal (kidney) disease, potassium, and cardiology), but did not fit the
purposes of this bibliography plan. I did further searches for the terms “hypertension
prevention,” “hypertension treatment,” and “lowering blood pressure;” which reduced the
number of results, but did not produce a higher relevant result group. However, the Additional
Content menu (located on the left sidebar) results for the search on “hypertension” did lead me to
a highly useful article titled Morning Hypertension6, detailing the importance of measuring blood
pressure in the morning when it is at its highest. Although I wouldn’t recommend Encyclopedia
Britannica Online as a resource in itself for healthcare information, it does have an article on
hypertension and provides links to further resources and can operate as a starting point for
someone exploring the topic.
C. OPACs
i. Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS)7
I expected the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) to be an excellent resource for this
bibliography plan and was not disappointed. I started my search doing a subject browse search
using previously listed LCSH terms which yielded highly relevant results. Since this is a public
library the results that came up were already aimed at a public readership, as opposed to a
technical or clinical readership. Almost all of the resources were on the topic of helping the
general public understand hypertension and what individuals can do for themselves to lower
hypertension through diet, exercise, and stress management. I also did keyword searches for
“hypertension” and “blood pressure,” both searches provided a larger number of highly relevant
results. Many results from the previous subject browse searches were included, but other
resource on topics such as diet, meditation, and yoga which were not on the subject of
hypertension, but had claim to reducing hypertension were included. A resource that came up in
the keyword search was subject classified under “CARDIOLOGY—POPULAR WORKS,” but
would be an good resource for hypertension was the American Medical Association Guide to
Preventing and Treating Heart Disease: Essential Information You and Your Family Need to
Know about Having a Healthy Heart.8 I would strongly recommend HSPLS as a source of highly
useful information on the topic of hypertension.
ii. Hawai‘i Voyager: Libraries of University of Hawai‘i9
Again I started my search doing a subject browse of previously listed LCSH terms in Hawai‘i
Voyager. Because this is an academic library catalog, some of the sources that came up were
related to the search terms, but were not aimed at the general public and did not fit the purpose of
this bibliography plan. Although a subject browse search for HYPERTENSION yielded 103
results, several results dealt with pharmacology, pathophysiology, and clinical studies or aspects
of hypertension and were not relevant for this bibliography plan. One subject heading yielded
highly relevant results, a subject browse search on “HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION”
brought up several government document sources, Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure10 for
instance, created by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an excellent resource educating the public
about hypertension, risk factors of high blood pressure, and what people can do to prevent or
reduce their risk. Other subject heading searches yielded somewhat relevant results, consisting of
a combination of technical/clinical sources mixed with general information sources.
D. Indexes
i. Academic Search Premier11
Academic Search Premiere is a multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications. I collected my
controlled vocabulary for this index, by searching the thesaurus. Searches of CV and Boolean
searches combining CV with keywords yielded a large number of results, but the majority of
articles on the topic of hypertension were clinical studies meant for an audience in the healthcare
field. Within the clinical articles, some were written with enough plain language and were
relatable enough that the general public could get useful information out of. One such example
was Caffeine and Blood Pressure Response: Sex, Age, and Hormonal Status, a clinical study
examining the effects of caffeine on the blood pressure, concluding that men and women of all
ages should seriously consider removing caffeine from their diet to help lower blood pressure.12
Usability of this index depends on the reading level and patience of the searcher. I’m not sure if
they would find it useful to dig through a large number of clinical studies to find small gems of
information.
ii. Alt Healthwatch13
Alt-HealthWatch is an index focused on information sources of holistic, complimentary, and
integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness. I gathered my controlled vocabulary by doing
a subject heading search of the database and then proceeded to do both subject searches using
controlled vocabulary and Boolean searches using controlled vocabulary and natural language.
My best results came from a combined search of controlled vocabulary and natural language
with truncation: HYPERTENSION and natural* and treatment*. Because the database is focused
on alternative medicine, this turned out to be an excellent resource of information for applying
natural treatments to lowering blood pressure. One such article, Yoga and Ayurveda for Reducing
High Blood Pressure, suggests yoga as not just as an alternative form of exercise, but also a
natural means of lowering stress and anxiety which have a major role in raising blood pressure
levels.14
iii. CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)15
CINAHL is a comprehensive database index for nursing and allied health literature. CINAHL
has its own set of subject headings based on the terminology of the health care field. Before
starting my search, I searched CINAHL headings for “hypertension” to come up with my
controlled vocabulary (CV) for this index. Using CV, my searches yielded hundreds of articles,
but only some of them were relevant to the purposes of this bibliography. Mixing CV and natural
language, did not yield a higher relevancy of results, but did focus results to different aspects of
lowering high blood pressure. The subject heading HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL combined with “self care,” yielded several sources emphasizing the importance of
patients monitoring their own blood pressure daily. Meanwhile, the same subject heading
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND CONTROL combined with “exercise,” yielded
hundreds of sources emphasizing the importance of exercise. One interesting article, “Effects of
the DASH Diet Alone and in Combination with Exercise and Weight Loss on Blood Pressure
and Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Men and Women with High Blood Pressure: The ENCORE
Study” reveals that DASH diets tend to be successful in the short term, but exercise and weight
loss leads to a higher success rate and improvements in patient’s vascular health.16 Because this
index is directed to individuals in the healthcare field, many resources are about clinical trials
and studies and are heavy with medical jargon. Depending on the reading level of the non-expert
who might use this resource, individuals might not find this index useful even though it does
hold useful information.
iv. Consumer Health Complete17
Consumer Health Complete is an index of consumer-oriented health resources. Although the
database is described as being directed toward consumers (which I understand to be a nonmedical professional), several resources that came up were highly clinical, including reports of
research filled with statistical data and medical jargon. One such example was Blood Pressure
Regulation and Vegetarian Diets, which sounds promising from the title, but as soon as you start
reading the authors describe their research as limited to “human studies” and begin to discuss
blood viscosity.18 Combining subject headings in Boolean searches, I was able to filter out
relevant resources. However, depending on the reading level of the user, consumers may not find
this resource useful.
v. Health Source Consumer Edition19
Health Source Consumer Edition is an index of consumer health periodicals. Unlike Consumer
Health Compete, this database produced articles that were directed at the non-expert. For this
database my challenge was to filter out articles related to drug treatment of high blood pressure
and articles that were about health issues (such as diabetes and kidney disease) that mention
hypertension as a symptom. Using controlled vocabulary collected from a subject search, I was
able to excellent results with a Boolean search of HYPERTENSION and PREVENTION.
Combining subject headings HYPERTENSION or BLOOD PRESSURE with lower* and
natural* also yielded highly relevant results. One article, Time Out, Yoga Style, was informative
and instructional introducing the reader to deep breathing and beginner yoga poses to help
relieve stress and in effect lower blood pressure.20
vi. Ingenta21
Ingenta is an index of academic and professional journal articles. The database does not use
subject headings, but does allow for Boolean searches and truncation. However, when I did
create my search strings, the database would time out and give me a message that I need to
modify my search to narrow the results. I found this very frustrating being forced to narrow my
results before even seeing any results. To narrow my results, I removed my truncation and did
separate Boolean searches with different terms such as “lower” and “lowering.” This database
produced irrelevant results. Results yielded were all highly clinical, often about drug studies
and/or rat experiments. One such example is Effect of Cross-Fostering on Blood Pressure and
Renal Function in the New Zealand Genetically Hypertensive Rat.22
vii. LexisNexis Academic23
LexisNexis Academic is a multidisciplinary database. In power search mode, the user is allowed
to search either by using “terms & connectors” (which uses Boolean searching) or simply by
“natural language” which actually appears to be a keyword search. (LexisNexis does not use
subject headings, so all searches are natural language.) I started with a Boolean search of major
publications entering the search string: (hypertension or blood pressure) and treatment. Shortly
after hitting the search button, the search engine interrupted the search with a message saying
that my current search is yielding over 3,000 results and I need to narrow/restrict my searching. I
reduced my results by removing my “or” from my Boolean search string and searched
“hypertension” and “blood pressure” separately in different search strings. Each Boolean search
string, yielded a moderate number of results, but they were not relevant. Many included the
words somewhere in the article, but were on unrelated topics (such as menopause and hair loss).
There were also a large number of duplicate results (some articles were repeated as many as five
times) throughout the search results which makes me believe the number of results is largely
inflated.
Not finding relevant results using Boolean searching, I decided to try the natural language search
option: “Hypertension natural treatment,” “lower* blood pressure,” “natural blood pressure
treatment*,” and “lower* hypertension natural.” Surprisingly, the natural language search
brought up a much larger number of results (averaging about 1,000) per search, and the results
given were somewhat relevant. There were still off-topic and duplicate results, but there were
some useful articles scattered throughout. One source that came up was How Diet Can Change
Blood Pressure, a brief introduction to healthy eating for heart health.24
viii. MasterFILE Premier25
MasterFILE Premier is an index of general periodicals. Because my target audience is the
general public, I thought this index would be a promising resource. I started by collecting my
controlled vocabulary by doing a subject search of terms. I did a search of the subject heading
HYPERTENSION, which yielded thousands of results on a range of subjects. Several articles
that include HYPERTENSION as a subject heading are actually primarily on a subject of another
medical condition (such as diabetes or kidney disease) that has hypertension as a symptom.
Because of the types of sources indexed in this database, articles were in plain language and
much more accessible and relatable than other databases. One article that immediately stood out
was Speaking Up to the Silent Killer: Designing a Safe and Effective Workout for the
Hypertensive Client, an informative article on the topic of understanding the risks of
hypertension taking safety measures in creating aerobic workouts for individuals who have high
blood pressure that would be useful for not only fitness instructors, but people starting to work
out to lower their blood pressure.26 The best search results came out of a subject search of
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION. Combining CV produced highly relevant, but narrow
results focused on different aspects (such as FOOD HABITS and PHYSICAL FITNESS).
ix. Medline27
Medline is an index of authoritative medical information. I collected controlled vocabulary, by
searching the database subject headings, which are the National Library of Medicine’s Medical
Subject Headings (MeSH). I did both subject searches and keyword searches. The keyword
searches yielded non-relevant results since “hypertension” and “blood pressure” can be
symptoms that show up in many kinds of different medical conditions and produced a wide
variety of articles off topic. Subject searches produced a more relevant set of results. However,
the results yielded were extremely clinical written towards an audience who is in the medical
field. Although there is relevant information, it is difficult to read through. One useful article was
Management of Chronic Hypertension in Older Men: An Exploration of Patient Goal-Setting.28
Because it was about self-care activities (as opposed to clinical trials measuring blood viscosity
for example), encouraging the collaboration of patients and healthcare providers to create goals
to work towards, this article was one of the more readable ones.
III. Conclusion
This assignment helped me become aware of my search strategy, refine my selection of terms,
and explore a range of databases. As I did my searches I realized I was using the search strategy
of successive fractions starting out looking at a large pool of results and working my way down
towards my focus (which is why I did subject searches simply on hypertension, knowing I would
get a large batch of unfocused results back). I also realized after the fact as I tabled my results,
that I could have created better Boolean search strings by incorporating “or” into my searches,
for example: (HYPERTENSION or BLOOD PRESSURE) and lower* and natural*, and reduce
the number of repetitive searches I did using the same string with different terms switched out.
Although I did subject heading searches of databases (when possible), I developed the habit of
examining the listed subject headings in an article’s detailed record. And I discovered subject
headings that I would not have considered searching for, such as FOOD HABITS and
PHYSICAL FITNESS.
I found that keyword searching produced highly relevant results in the OPACs looking for book
resources, but in databases indexing journal articles keyword searching produced many irrelevant
results. Often, items subject indexed in a journal database have several subject headings which
increase access points, but do not necessarily point towards the main topic of the article. This is a
double edged sword of sorts. Often, subject searches of HYPERTENSION brought up articles
about diseases with hypertension as a symptom. However, it also did bring up useful articles, for
example in my searches I cited two articles about yoga which can be applied towards lowering
hypertension.
I learned a great deal about my topic which I choose because both my mother and myself are
affected by high blood pressure. My own doctor often tells me that I need to incorporate lifestyle
changes to help improve my health, but other than that short nag when I see him, I’m left out on
my own. Although mining through the medical journal articles was frustrating at times, I was
pleased to find a wealth of sources in books, government publications, and journal articles
directed towards the general public. I think high blood pressure not viewed as an urgent problem
(because it can be managed somewhat by drugs) until it leads to major health complications. I
imagine that further developed, this bibliography plan could be a valuable resource that health
care professionals can point patients to.
Appendix A: Search Strategy Relevancy Tables
Key:
These tables correspond to the databases in the order that they are listed.
Controlled vocabulary (CV) search terms are in ALL CAPS.
Exact phrases are enclosed in quotations.
Boolean connectors (and, or) are italicized.
An asterisk (*) indicates truncation or stemming.
Search Fields:
SU= Subject (CV)
KW= Keyword (Natural Language)
TX= All text
Relevancy:
HR= Highly relevant, most items were relevant.
SR= Somewhat relevant, mix of relevant and non-relevant items.
NR= Not relevant, very few relevant items.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Relevancy
SR
SR
SR
SR
Search String
Hypertension
Hypertension prevention
Hypertension treatment
Lowering blood pressure
Search Fields
KW
KW
KW
KW
Results
142
9
67
28
Search Fields
SU
SU
Results
23
6
SU
SU
SU
SU
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
9
1
8
3
98
3
9
14
118
14
17
24
14
Search Fields
SU
SU
SU
Results
17
103
13
Hawaii State Public Library System
Relevancy Search String
HR
HYPERTENSION
HR
HYPERTENSION—ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENT
HR
HYPERTENSION—DIET THERAPY
HR
HYPERTENSION—EXERCISE THERAPY
HR
HYPERTENSION—PREVENSION
HR
HYPERTENSION—TREATMENT
HR
Hypertension
HR
Hypertension and natural
HR
Hypertension and lower
HR
Hypertension and treatment
HR
Blood pressure
HR
Blood pressure and lower
HR
Blood pressure and treatment
HR
Blood pressure and therapy
HR
Lower blood pressure
Hawaii Voyager
Relevancy
HR
SR
SR
Search String
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION
HYPERTENSION -- TREATMENT
SR
SR
SR
SR
NR
HYPERTENSION—DIET THERAPY
BLOOD PRESSURE—REGULATION
HYPERTENSION—THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENTS
HYPERTENSION—EXERCISE THERAPY
SU
SU
SU
SU
10
7
4
2
SU
0
Search Fields
SU
SU
SU
SU & TX
Results
68
24
628
53
SU
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
2
53
449
1,263
572
Search String
HYPERTENSION and natural* and treatment*
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION and DIET THERAPY
BLOOD PRESSURE and high and treatment*
HYPERTENSION—TREATMENT
BLOOD PRESSURE and elevated and
treatment*
HYPERTENSION—TREATMENT and
natural*
HYPERTENSION and EXERCISE THERAPY
Search Fields
SU & TX
SU
SU
SU & TX
SU
SU & TX
Results
99
78
15
199
83
64
SU & TX
21
SU
2
Search String
HYPERTENSION—DIET THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—EDUCATION
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
HYPRETENSION--THERAPY
Search Fields
SU
SU
SU
Results
279
138
2,293
SU
1,686
Academic Search Premier
Relevancy
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
NR
NR
Search String
HYPERTENSION and DIET THERAPY
HYPERTENSION and EXERCISE THERAPY
HYPERTENSION and PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION and PREVENTION and
natural*
HYPERTENSION and HOLISTIC MEDICINE
BLOOD PRESSURE and low* and natural*
BLOOD PRESSURE and alternat* and therap*
HYPERTENSION and natural* and treatment*
BLOOD PRESSURE and high and natural* and
treatment*
Alt-HeathWatch
Relevancy
HR
HR
HR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
CINAHL
Relevancy
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL and “self care”
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL and exercise
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL and natural*
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL and alternat* therap*
SU & TX
73
SU & TX
304
SU & TX
50
SU & TX
132
Search Fields
SU
Results
69
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
KW
SU & TX
SU & TX
48
25
19
4,628
3,303
2,157
1,088
1,006
396
320
275
165
27
349
209
Search Fields
SU
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU & TX
SU
SU
SU
SU & TX
SU & TX
Results
165
151
143
49
25
7
1,638
192
179
Consumer Health Complete
Relevancy Search String
HR
BLOOD PRESSURE and PHYSICAL
FITNESS
HR
HYPERTENSION and FOOD HABITS
HR
BLOOD PRESSURE and FOOD HABITS
HR
HYPERTENSION and PHYSICAL FITNESS
SR
HYPERTENSION
SR
BLOOD PRESSURE
SR
HYPERTENSION and prevent*
SR
HYPERTENSION and diet
SR
HYPERTENSION and exercise
SR
HYPERTENSION and lower* and natural*
SR
BLOOD PRESSURE and lower* and natural*
SR
HYPERTENSION and natural and therap*
SR
BLOOD PRESSURE and natural and therap*
SR
Hypertension control
NR
HYPERTENSION and natural and treatment*
NR
BLOOD PRESSURE and natural and
treatment*
Health Source Consumer Edition
Relevancy
HR
HR
HR
HR
HR
HR
SR
SR
SR
Search String
HYPERTENSION and PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION and lower* and natural*
BLOOD PRESSURE and lower* and natural*
BLOOD PRESSURE and manage* and natural*
HYPERTENSION and DIET THERAPY
HYPERTENSION and EXERCISE THERAPY
HYPERTENSION
BLOOD PRESSURE and manage*
HYPERTENSION and natural* and manage*
Ingenta
Relevancy
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Search String
Hypertension and preventsion
Hypertension and patient and prevention
Hypertension and natural* and therapy
“Blood pressure” and lower and natural*
“Blood pressure” and lowering and natural*
Hypertension and self-care and patient
Search Fields
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
KW
Results
1,545
199
68
52
20
8
Search String
HYPERTENSION – PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION and PHYSICAL
FITNESS
HYPERTENSION and lower* and natural*
BLOOD PRESSURE and FOOD HABITS
HYPERTENSION and FOOD HABITS
HYPERTENSION
BLOOD PRESSURE
BLOOD PRESSURE and PHYSICAL
FITNESS
BLOOD PRESSURE and lower* and
natural*
Search Fields
SU
SU
Results
244
45
SU & TX
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU
44
25
18
4,596
3, 137
69
SU & TX
25
Search String
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
HYPERTENSION—DIET THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—THERAPY and
EXERCISE THERAPY
HYPERTENSION—THERAPY and SELF
CARE
HYPERTENSION—PREVENTION AND
CONTROL and SELF CARE
“Blood pressure” and lower* and natural*
Hypertension and lower* and natural*
Search Fields
SU
Results
7,379
SU
SU
1,737
348
SU
127
SU
78
TX
TX
532
474
MasterFILE Premier
Relevancy
HR
HR
HR
HR
HR
SR
SR
SR
SR
Medline
Relevancy
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
NR
NR
Appendix B: Sample Annotated Bibliography with Sub-Topics
Comprehensive Introductory Guides
Casey, Aggie, Herbert Benson, and Brian O’Neill. The Harvard Medical School Gide to
Lowering Your Blood Pressure. New York: McGraw Hill, 2006.
[RC685.H8 C37 2006]
A comprehensive introductory book that defines high blood pressure (and hypertension) in plain
language, explains the health risks and possible causes of high blood pressure, and offers a
balanced lifestyle program to manage blood pressure levels. Provides dietary guidelines based on
the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan, exercise guidelines, and
recommendations on managing chronic stress. Includes an appendix of easy heart-healthy
recipes. A good starting point for individuals diagnosed with high blood pressure.
American Heart Association. American Heart Association. American Heart Association. 2010.
[online] available from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ (accessed 14 November 2010).
An excellent resource for individuals diagnosed with high blood pressure (or other heart related
conditions). Articles are written in plain language explaining different heart conditions, giving
definitions of medical terms, and warning about health risks involved. The Getting Healthy
section has numerous informative articles about making heart healthy diet and lifestyle choices.
Includes web tools (such as a grocery list builder), calculators, and charts to personalize and
customize users own goals. Comprehensive and well organized, site is also accessible in multiple
languages.
Dietary Approach
Kapiolani Community College. A DASH of Aloha: Healthy Hawaii Cuisine and Lifestyle.
Honolulu: Watermark Publishing, 2007.
[TX724.5.H3 D37 2007]
Introduces the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating and activity plan targeted
toward a Hawaii based demographic. Contains 70 recipes emphasizing locally (Hawaii) grown
produce, with nutritional information listed. Includes fruit and vegetable seasonality chart
(especially useful since the DASH diet promotes a high level of fruit and vegetable intake) and
nutritional fact chart.
Jefferson, Angie, and Fiona Hunter. High Blood Pressure: Food, Facts, & Recipes. New York:
Sterling Publishing, 2005.
[RC685.H8 J4 2005]
An informative resource that provides dietary guidelines to lowering blood pressure naturally
through diet. Rather than restrictive rules and numbers to track, this source aims to guides
readers to making healthy choices. Breaks down the nutritional guideline information into simple
and easy to apply goals for readers. Contains 50 heart healthy recipes, with nutritional
information listed and bonus nutritional tips about different recipes.
Maintaining Lifestyle Changes
Young, Deborah R., William M. Vollmer, Abby C. King, Ann J. Brown, Victor J. Stevens,
Patricia J. Elmer, Shirley Craddick, Dana L. Sturtevant, David W, Harsha, and Lawrence J.
Appel. “Can Individuals Meet Multiple Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Goals?”
American Journal of Health Behavior 33, no. 3 (May/June 2009): 277-286.
Although a clinical study on a group of pre- or early hypertension individuals applying dietary
and physical activity, readers can take away useful ideas for their own successful implementation
of lifestyle changes. Reports that most people who are given more goals are more successful in
maintaining changes (as opposed to being overwhelmed or being unable to meet multiple goals
at once). Points to useful methods such as specific goal setting, self-monitoring, and social
support.
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