ANALYSIS FACTORS THAT CORRELATED WITH FAMILY BEHAVIORS IN CARING FOR THE OLDER PEOPLE WHO LIVING WITH HYPERTENSION

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a non-communicable disease with the highest prevalence in the older people population. Older people need support and care by the family in the process of controlling hypertension. The purpose of this study is to explain the factors related to family behavior in caring for the older people with hypertension based on the health belief model. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain the factors related to family behavior in caring for the older people with hypertension based on the health belief model. Method: This study uses a correlational design. The population used is a family who lives at home with the older people hypertension as many 214 people and obtained a sample of 139 people as a family who cares for the older people with hypertension recorded at the Pegirian Health Center Surabaya. Samples were taken using a simple random sampling method based on randomization of the name of the older people. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using the chi-square test with a significance level of p-value <0.05. Results: There is a significant relationship between perceived severity (p-value 0.000), perceived barriers (p-value 0.000), and perceived self-efficacy (p-value 0.000) with family behavior in caring for the elderly with hypertension. Conclusion: Family behavior in caring for the older people with hypertension is influenced by three factors, namely perceived severity, perceived barriers, and perceived self-efficacy. In the perceived susceptibility and perceived benefits, insignificant results are obtained, so it is necessary to increase the family regarding factors related to perceived susceptibility and perceived benefits in caring for the older people.

Keyword: Family Behavior, Hypertension, Health Belief Model