Hubungan Dukungan Sosial Keluarga dengan Derajat Hipertensi pada Lansia di Dusun Melase

Abstract

Hypertension is a big and serious problem worldwide. The incidence of
hypertension is more and is often experienced by elderly. One factors
that cause hypertension is a poor diet such as consuming foods high in
sodium and fat. So that elderly who have health problems really need
family support. Data on hypertension sufferers in elderly in Melase
village are 30 people with an average blood pressure of around 140/90
mmHg to 190/110 mmHg which shows that the degree of hypertension
is very high. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship
between family support and the degree of hypertension. This research
method is analytic observational with cross sectional approach. The
population study was 30 elderly people using total sampling technique.
The data collection method used a questionnaire on each variable.
Statistical test used Spearman Rho. The results showed that there were
15 people (50%) of sufficient family support, 15 people (50%) of degree
of hypertension stage I category. There is a relationship between family
support (p = 0.000 <0.05) to degree of hypertension. The conclusion is
the better family support, the lower the degree of hypertension.
Suggestions if you want a normal hypertension degree, it must be
supported by a good family so that blood pressure can become more
normal.