Pendidikan Pola Hidup Sehat dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Hipertensi Education on Healthy Living Patterns to Improve the Quality of Life for Elderly Hypertension Patients

Abstract

The aging process is a life cycle characterized by stages of decline in various organ functions in the body which are characterized by the vulnerability of the body to various disease attacks. One of the diseases that is often experienced by the elderly is hypertension. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of nutrition education on hypertension on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of pre-elderly and elderly people. The method used is a quantitative descriptive method with instruments, namely pre-test and post-test questionnaires. Participants in this activity were 26 pre-elderly and elderly in the Gymnastics Mothers Community in the Girimande Complex RT 08 RW 04 Kec. Mandalajati Kel. Karang Pamulang, Cikadut, Bandung. Data analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 21 with the wilcoxon test. The results of the Wilcoxon test for the pre-test and post-test scores on knowledge and attitudes of pre-elderly and elderly individuals regarding hypertension showed an increase of 96.2% and 69.2%, respectively. However, the pre-test and post-test scores for the behavior of pre-elderly and elderly individuals regarding hypertension showed no increase or decrease. It can be concluded that the results of community service show that knowledge about hypertension in pre-elderly and elderly people is generally quite good. However, there were differences in the attitude aspect, where the majority of respondents had a poor attitude before receiving nutrition education. This indicates that good knowledge is not necessarily followed by a positive attitude regarding hypertension.