Data analysis
Analysis using publication dates revealed that there
was a gradual change in the annual frequency of
health promotion studies published on this area of
topic from 1988 through 2001, and a notable increase
in the number of research articles published between
2002 and 2003 (9.6% increase). This review method
followed a systematic search informed by Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
(DiCenso et al., 2005) and also drew on the design
of the KBNI Method (Hook, Burke, & Murphy,
2009; Lang et al., 2006). The review of the literature
was utilized to obtain the best possible evidence from
referential knowledge in terms of nursing process
components focusing on health promotion in adults
with HBP.