Jambura Nursing Journal
Vol 6, No 1: January 2024

The Relationship between Family Independence and Hypertension Treatment in the Elderly

Rosmin Ilham Ilham (Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)
Nur Uyuun I. Biahimo (Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)
Amalia Fajriani Latief (Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)
Ibrahim Paneo (Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)
Zainuddin Rama (Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)



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Publish Date
31 Jan 2024

Abstract

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a serious medical condition and will significantly increase the risk of heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases. The aim of the research is to analyze the relationship between family independence and hypertension care in the elderly in Mongolato Village, Telaga District. This research design is descriptive and analytical with a cross-sectional study method carried out in Mongolato Village. With a sample size of 72 with a sample size of 42 people using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used the Spearman rho correlation test. The research results obtained mostly 18 respondents (42.9%) with family independence level IV but adequate hypertension treatment, 2 respondents (4.8%), and 8 respondents with family independence II (19.0) but there was 1 respondent (2.4%) with adequate hypertension treatment. The results of the Spearman rho correlation test show that the sig value is p value = 0.000 α

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The Jambura Nursing Journal (JNJ) provides an open access facility for article content that is published with the principle of making research available for free to the public in order to support global scientific exchange. The scope of the articles published in this journal deal with a broad range ...