Open AccessRELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY SUPPORT WITH ADHERENCE TO TAKING MEDICATION AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Author(s) -
I Gede Purnawinadi,
Irene Jessica Lintang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jurnal skolastik keperawatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2443-1699
pISSN - 2443-0935
DOI - 10.35974/jsk.v6i1.2248
Subject(s) - medication adherence , nonprobability sampling , medicine , observational study , family support , compliance (psychology) , hypertension treatment , family medicine , physical therapy , psychology , blood pressure , social psychology , environmental health , population
Introduction: Hypertension requires lifelong treatment. One influence of the successful treatment of hypertensive patients is adherence to taking drugs through family support roles. Purpose: This study identified the relationship between family support and adherence to taking medication for hypertensive patients at the Airmadidi Health Center in North Minahasa Regency. Method: This study was an observational analytic with cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a sample of 127 respondents diagnosed with hypertension. Results: Dominant family support (84.3%) was included in the low category, and dominant medication adherence (65.4%) was included in the low category. There is a significant relationship between family support and medication adherence to hypertensive patients (p value 0.016), but the correlation coefficient is weak (r = -0.213) with a negative relationship direction. Discussion: Communities including families of hypertensive patients are expected to take part in improving compliance with taking medication for hypertensive patients, and for hypertensive patients must be more obedient in taking drugs.
Keywords: Family Support, Hypertension, Adherence, Taking Medication.