Identification of Physical and Spiritual Activities Among Patients with Hypertension in Maintaining Health Status

Abstract

Online activities during the pandemic have changed people's lifestyles, including patients with chronic diseases. Without realizing it, patients with hypertension are less mobile, tend to sit, rarely exercise, rarely control their health, and eventually lead to sedentary behavior. This sedentary behavior risks the emergence of other health problems. Hence, it is necessary to identify the physical and spiritual activities of patients with hypertension to maintain and improve their health status. For this reason, this study aims to identify the physical and spiritual activities of patients with hypertension in maintaining their health status. The research used a quantitative method with a cross-sectional study design. Respondents involved in this study were 84 patients with hypertension with limited inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results showed that most patients with hypertension were 37 adults (44.0%), 52 people (61.9%) were female, 56 people (66.7%) had senior high school education, 36 people (42.9%) were housewives, 45 people (53.6%) had low activity, 100% active in spiritual activities, and having health status, i.e., sometimes sick, were 40 people (47.6%). Suggestions for further research are to identify differences in physical activity and health status in other chronic diseases, such as patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

Illness representations in chronic diseases: A literature review

“…It is known that there are differences in the chronic diseases experienced by male and female, with some chronic diseases posing a higher risk to female than male (Cordonnier et al, 2017). For instance, most patients with hypertension are female, had low physical activity, and they sometimes voice dissatisfaction with their health (Rahayu, S., Malvasari, S. P., & Viani, 2022;Süslü, M. S., & Perçinci, 2023). Since the duration of the patient's care is directly correlated with knowledge, involving the family is also crucial.…”