Relationship Between Family Support and Attitude With Self-Care Behavior of Hypertension Patients in the Working Area of Simpang Tiga Community Health Center, Pidie Regency in 2025.

Abstract

Hypertension is reported to be one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide and remains a major challenge in the health sector. Hypertension is a world problem both on a global and national scale. This study aims to determine the relationship between family support and attitudes towards self-care behavior in patients with hypertension in the Meureudu Health Center Working Area, Pidie Jaya Regency. This research method uses an analytic survey method with a cross sectional approach. This research was conducted on June 22nd to July 6th, 2023. The population in this study were all hypertensive patients in the Meureudu Health Center Working Area, totaling 1098 people. The sampling technique in this study was purposive sampling technique which amounted to 92 respondents. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between family support and self-care behavior in hypertensive patients (0.00 <005), and there is a relationship between attitudes and self-care behavior in hypertensive patients (0.00 <005). ). The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between family support and attitudes towards self-care behavior in hypertensive patients in the Meureudu Health Center Working Area, Pidie Jaya Regency. As a health service, health centers are expected to provide health promotion and efforts to improve patient compliance in carrying out treatment and self-care behavior and disease control. Such as including support from the family as a form of health promotion in hypertensive patients