Analisis Asupan Natrium, Asupan Lemak, Kepatuhan Minum Obat, dan Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Lansia Hipertensi di Puskesmas Gambir Jakarta Pusat

Abstract

The Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2018, the prevalence of hypertension in DKI Jakarta in the age group 65-74 years was 33.79%. DKI Jakarta, especially Central Jakarta, has a high prevalence of hypertension. Based on the results of Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2013, the prevalence of hypertension in Central Jakarta is still very high at 20%. This study aimeds to examine the factors affecting blood pressure reduction in elderly hypertensive at Gambir Community Health Center Central Jakarta. This study used descriptive correlation with a cross sectional approach. The number of samples in this study were 60 respondents using purposive sampling. The independent variables in this study were sodium intake, fat intake, medication compliance and family support. While the dependent variable in this study is a decrease in blood pressure. The instruments used in this study used questionnaires and direct measurements. Data analysis using univariate analysis and bivariate analysis (chi-square test) with SPSS. There were 52 elderly (86.7%) who did not experience a decrease in blood pressure. Bivariate analysis using the chi-square test showed that there was no significant relationship between sodium intake (p- value = 0.15), fat intake (p-value =0.71), medication compliance (p-value = 0.86), and family support (p-value = 0.92) with a decrease in blood pressure in elderly hypertension. In this study, it can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between the factors studied and the decrease in blood pressure among the elderly in Puskesmas Gambir, Central Jakarta.

Keywords: blood pressure, elderly, risk factors