The Correlation of Family Support and Dietary Compliance of The Eldery With Hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan, Ngronggot District Nganjuk Regency

Abstract

Introduction: Current lifestyle triggers an increase in the incidence of hypertension, especially diet. Hypertension sufferers are expexcted to obey the predetermined diet. Family support should be a reinforcing factor that can influence the patient decision to adopt a hypertension diet. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of Behavior of Family Support with Compliance Diet of The Elderly With Hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan, Ngronggot District, Nganjuk Regency. Methods: Study design is a correlation with a cross sectional approach. This research was conducted on February 23-24 July 2020. The population of this study were all elderly patient with hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan as many as 38 patients. Samples were taken by purposive sampling technique, the sample 32 respondents. Independent Variables is The Family Support and Dependent Variables is Compliance Diet of The Elderly Patient With Hypertension. Data Collecction using a questionnaire. Data analysis using the Spearman Rank with α = (0,05). Results: The results of the study almost half of them were 15 respondents (46, 2%) have good family support. Dietary compliance of the elderly most of the were respondents (51, 3%) Compliance to the hypertension diet. The test results obtained p-value = 0,000 ≤ α = (0,05) so Ha is accepted with r value is 0, 851 which mean having a very strong level of relationship. Conclusions: Family support is one of the important roles that can help improve care for people with hypertension, support make sufferers more motivated to a compliance hypertension diet.