HEALTH COUNSELING INTERVENTION IN INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE

Authors

  • Alfina Damayanty mn universitas islam makassar
  • Baso Witman Adiaksa universitas islam makassar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59638/asholiscare.v1i2.1144

Keywords:

Health Education, Knowledge, Attitude

Abstract

Counseling is a prevention and control effort by increasing public awareness and changing lifestyles in a healthier direction. Hypertensive sufferers who do not routinely control their blood pressure will develop risky disease complications. Knowledge and attitudes towards preventing hypertension greatly influence the risk of hypertension sufferers. This research aims to determine the effect of health education on knowledge and attitudes towards controlling blood pressure in hypertension sufferers in the Moncongloe health center area. Quasy pre-experimental research design using one group pre-posttest control group design technique. The sampling technique was consistent sampling with a total of 44 respondents. The research was carried out by measuring the effect before and after being given health education on knowledge and attitudes about controlling blood pressure using a questionnaire. Based on the results of the Wilocoxon Signed rank test, the value of p = 0.00 < p = 0.05, then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, which means that there is an influence of health education on knowledge and attitudes to control blood pressure in hypertension sufferers at the Moncnogloe health center. The results of the research before the counseling were carried out from 44 respondents obtained sufficient knowledge from 22 to 35, and attitudes from 15 positive to 33, there was an increase after being given the counseling. Valid hypertension information for the elderly and hypertension sufferers will provide sufficient knowledge and attitudes to be able to apply healthy living including attitudes to controlling blood pressure. Suggestions from the research results are for interested parties to carry out further research and it is hoped that they will have a larger sample. , for the Moncongloe community, they can increase solidarity for every health check meeting that has an examination schedule from the community health center.

 

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Published

2024-05-31