HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KEPATUHAN MINUM OBAT PASIEN HIPERTENSI LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SUNGAI CUKA KABUPATEN TANAH LAUT
Abstract: One of communicable
diseases become very serious health problem was hypertension. The purpose of
hypertension therapy was to control blood pressure in range of normal blood
pressure, it is needed the adherence for hypertension therapy. The family
supportcould improved healthy status. Patient with family support feel that people care, so it could directed
patient to improve their healthy lifestyle.The purpose of this study was to
determine elderly family support, medication adherence in elderly hypertensive
patients, and analyzedthe correlation between the family support with the
adherence ension in elderly hypertension patients in Puskesmas Sungai Cuka
Tanah Laut.This study was conducted with the cross sectional design in December
2014 until January 2015. Population was280the elderly patient in the region
of primary public health Sungai Cuka and
164 of them were used for sample. Data was collected by completion
questionnaires family support and Morisky Modification Adherence Scale
(MMAS)questionnaires. Data analysis was performed by gamma test with 95%
confidence level.Based on the results, that Elderly who have family support by
category 23.8% lower category, middle category were 64%, high category were
11.6%, and 0.6% were very high category. The adherence degree of elderly
hypertension patientwere 45,7% low adherence degree, moderate adherence
degreewere 36%, and high adherence degree were 18.3%. There were a correlation
between the family support andthe medication adherence in elderly hypertension
patients at Puskesmas Sungai Cuka Tanah Laut. (γ =0.295).
Keywords: Family Support, Adherence, Hypertension, Elderly
Penulis: Yugo Susanto
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd150522
