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Elderly Care Givers Behavior Associated with Physical Exercise Implementation Among Elderly with Hypertension

Etty Rekawati, Pera Putra Bungsu, Wiwin Wiarsih

Abstract


Hypertension is a common disease in the elderly. The effort has been made to reduce the number of hypertension in the elderly has not been optimal. The situation encourages researchers to find ways to reduce the number of hypertensive clients integrated with pharmacological therapy. One way that can be done is physical exercise regularly. Families as elderly caregivers have a role to achieve optimal health in the elderly, especially in elderly with hypertension. This study aims to determine the relationship between elderly caregiver’s behavior with the implementation of physical exercise in elderly with hypertension in the city of Depok, West Java. This research uses descriptive correlational design. The sample size was 108 respondents. Data analysis used Chi-Square test (P value <0.001) and (OR 4.781). The results of this study indicated that the behavior of elderly caregiver affect the implementation of physical exercise in elderly with hypertension. Nurses as care giver work together with family as an elderly care giver in reducing blood pressure and preventing the complication of hypertension.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijgn.v1i1.615

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