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Pengaruh Pendidikan Tentang Hipertensi terhadap Perubahan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Lansia di Desa Makamhaji Kartasura Sukoharjo

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Degenerative, wrong eating habit of sodium and 'fat, wrong lifestyle, smoking, alcohol intake and stressJullife are some of known risk Jactors for hypertension among elderly. Geriatric (elderly) in Indonesia is a group of residents that become the focus of attention because of the number of elderly is increase, and brought variety of health problems. Hypertension is an important public health issue, since it is a risk facto; for various cardiovascular complications, such as heart Jailure and stroke. Health education of hypertension is needed to be given to the elderly to increase the knowledge and altitude about healthy life to control and treat hypertension and also to reduce cardiovascular complication. This study aimed to examine knowledge and attitude oJ rural elderly especially in Makamhaji village Kartasura Sukoharjo before and after they get health education. The study applied one group pre and post test design. A sample oJ39 elderly (age above 55 years) was drawnJor the study. Instrumentfor evaluation used questionnaire consist of 35 questions (20 questions for knowledge and J 5 questions Jor altitude), which was considered one if the answer is correct and zero if the answer is incorrect. The statistical analysis was performed by using bivariate analysis. There is an increasing value oJknowledge average about hypertension after administration of education from 4.46 to 13.97 and altitudes average about hypertension from 3.49 to 9.90. The study showed a statistically significant increment in knowledge and attitude before and after education with p value of both knowledge and altitude is 0.000. This study concludes that there is a statistically Significant increment in knowledge and attitude after education about hypertension. It is recommended that health education institutions should cooperate with health service institutions to provide information about hypertension and government health institutions should expand health educationfocusing on the elderly through Posyandu Lansia.

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Biomedika;2(2)2010:53-60

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Surakarta : FK Universitas Muhamadiyah Surakarta., 2010

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2085-8345

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hypertension
attitude
knowledge, atitudes, practice
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