{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,4]],"date-time":"2026-08-04T03:44:45Z","timestamp":1785815085854,"version":"3.56.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"University of the Philippines Manila","issue":"14","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]],"date-time":"2026-07-31T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785456000000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta Med Philipp"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of morbidity in the Philippines owing to urbanization,\u00a0population growth, and individual lifestyles. Upon the advent of COVID-19 in the Philippines, Enhanced Community\u00a0Quarantine (ECQ) was imposed from March to May 2020, resulting in mobility restrictions and changing the overall\u00a0focus of the health system.\nObjective. This paper aims to understand and describe daily experiences, self-care practices (SCPs), and barriers and\u00a0facilitators involved in the management of hypertension of selected female hypertensive patients in Marikina City\u00a0during ECQ.\nMethods. A descriptive phenomenological design complemented with purposeful sampling was employed to gather in-depth information regarding lived experiences and SCPs of female hypertensive patients aged 40-59 in the City of Marikina during ECQ.\nResults. Inductive thematic analysis using NVivo12 Qualitative Data Analysis software following 13 in-depth inter-views revealed five themes: \u2018pagkakulong\u2019 or imposition, \u2018pagpapahalaga\u2019 or preservation, \u2018pakikibagay\u2019 or adaptation, \u2018palakasan\u2019 or inclination, and \u2018panawagan\u2019 or petition. Discontinuation and acquisition of SCPs were influenced by factors external to participants, while retention of practices was influenced mainly by individual factors, implying that a patient-centered approach is important in drafting interventions and creating policies for long periods of lockdown.\nConclusion. The imposed ECQ affected environmental\u00a0and macro-level factors surrounding discontinuation,\u00a0retention, and acquisition of SCPs related to hypertension.\u00a0Inequities in resource distribution affected\u00a0patient perception of health services and willingness\u00a0to seek care. Recommendations include establishing\u00a0an association between barriers, facilitators, and outcomes\u00a0and broadening the study\u2019s coverage to wider\u00a0demographics.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47895\/amp.v60i14.13805","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,4]],"date-time":"2026-08-04T02:57:51Z","timestamp":1785812271000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Self-care Practices of Hypertensive Adult Female Patients in the City of Marikina amidst the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Phenomenological Inquiry"],"prefix":"10.47895","volume":"60","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0784-5872","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ereca Joy D.","family":"Debalucos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lorreneil M.","family":"Capacio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-9182-2251","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea E.","family":"Castillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Louiejabe Y.","family":"Nuniala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shane Andrelei D.","family":"Perez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6157-5930","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emerito Jose A.","family":"Faraon, MD, MBA","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6579-0793","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos Primero D.","family":"Gundran, MD, MScDM","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"27557","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]},"container-title":["Acta Medica Philippina"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/download\/13805\/7210","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/download\/13805\/7210","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,4]],"date-time":"2026-08-04T02:57:52Z","timestamp":1785812272000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/view\/13805"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"14","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47895\/amp.v60i14.13805","relation":{},"ISSN":["2094-9278","0001-6071"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2094-9278","type":"electronic"},{"value":"0001-6071","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]}}}