The prevalence rate of albuminuria among the participants with known hypertension was 27.5% and 52.2% of participants with uncontrolled blood pressure. The predictors of albuminuria were higher sodium intake and stress. The predictors of uncontrolled blood pressure were higher sodium intake, poor medication adherence, low knowledge about hypertension, and stress. Recommendations for nursing practice are as follows: the community health nurses should 1) monitor persons with uncontrolled hypertension that exhibit high sodium intake and implement interventions in order to increase health awareness and promote low sodium consumption; 2) coordinate with the physicians in order to monitor albuminuria particularly regarding those with high sodium intake and high stress; and 3) collaborate with the community and local government to initiate a campaign to raise community awareness.
In further studies, intervention programs to increase the health awareness and promote low sodium consumption should be implemented for people with hypertension who have high sodium intake; and albuminuria should be monitored regularly in people with uncontrolled hypertension, high sodium consumption and high stress.