The Increasing Obedience and Changes in Blood Pressure Through Family Empowerment Model in Elderly People with Hypertension

Authors

  • Risna Damayanti1, Abdul Aziz Alimul Hidayat2, Nurhayati3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1533

Keywords:

Elderly, Hypertension, Obedience, Blood Pressure, Family Empowerment

Abstract

Background: The implementation of program to handle hypertension requires support from all sides,
especially family. Optimization of family empowerment depends on the model that serves as a reference for
nursing services, assisting families and patients.
Purpose: This research aims to analyze the effect of family empowerment model on obedience and changes
in blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension.
Method: This research used a pre-experimental design with a one group pretest-posttest design approach
with 21 elderly people diagnosed with hypertension, selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument
for the obedience used a diet obedience questionnaire of 19 questions using a Likert scale of as always = 4,
often = 3, sometimes = 2, never = 1. The blood pressure used observation sheets and tensimeter.
Results: The results of the Paired T Test showed an increasing diet obedience after the intervention with P
value = 0.007 (p <0.05), while a decreasing in systolic blood pressure with P value = 0.005 (p <0.05), and
diastolic blood pressure with P value = 0.023 (p <0.05). can be improved by family empowerment.

Author Biography

  • Risna Damayanti1, Abdul Aziz Alimul Hidayat2, Nurhayati3

    1Lecturer, Depatment of Nursing, University of Megarezky Makassar, Indonesia, 2Associate Professor, Departement
    of Nursing, University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 60113, Indonesia, Jl. Sutorejo No. 59 Surabaya, (031)
    3813096, 3Associate Professor, Departement of Nursing, niversity of Muhammadiyah Jakarta. Indonesia

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Published

2020-03-26

How to Cite

The Increasing Obedience and Changes in Blood Pressure Through Family Empowerment Model in Elderly People with Hypertension. (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(3), 1061-1064. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1533