Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Dukungan Keluarga dengan Kepatuhan Minum Obat Hipertensi pada Lansia:Program Mantu Pasti (Pemantauan Pasien Hipertensi) di Puskesmas Sumur Batu Kota Bandar Lampung 2025

Authors: Rosa Fikaria Hadijah
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Abstract

Background:Elderly is a phase of human maturation that can lead to physical, psychological, and cognitive decline, potentially triggering serious illnesses. One of these is hypertension, a condition characterized by consistently elevated blood pressure that often leads to comorbidities (complications). Managing hypertension requires strict adherence to medical therapy. However, in reality, many elderly patients with hypertension fail to comply with their treatment. This fact prompted the Sumur Batu Health Center to create the “Mantu Pasti” (Hypertension Patient Monitoring) program to prevent complications in the elderly. Methods: This study is a descriptive correlational research using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 80 elderly patients with hypertension at the Sumur Batu Public Health Center, Bandar Lampung City, conducted from August to September 2025. Participants were selected using a consecutive sampling technique. Data were collected through medical records and interviews, which were subsequently analyzed using the Chi-square test with a significance level of p

Fields of Study & Subjects

Medication Adherence and Compliance Pharmacy and Medical Practices Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Digilib Repository Unila (Lampung University)
Publication date
26 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Thesis