Social Support and Physical Activities on People with Hypertension Aged 45 Years and Above
Riza Fikriana, Melya Intan
STIKes Kepanjen Malang
Abstract
Introduction: Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The blood pressure control through regular physical activities is necessary to prevent complications. Social support is one of the factors that affect the physical activities of people with hypertension. This study aims to identify the correlation between social support and physical activities of people with hypertension. Method: This study used correlational method with the cross-sectional approach. 110 people were chosen as participants using simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire asking about support from family, health workers, and peers, as well as International Physical Activity Questionnaire were used to collect the data. The statistical test conducted was Gamma Correlation Test. Results: Results show that there was no relationship between family support, health worker support, and peer support with physical activities among people with hypertension aged 45 years and above indicated by the p-value for each variable: 0.655, 0.055, and 0.857. Based on the three p-values, the support from health workers had a p-value close to 0.05. Conclusion: No correlation between social support and physical activities of the people with hypertension signifies that social support has not yet been able to be given adequately to the people with hypertension. Family, health workers, and peers are expected to strengthen their role in controlling the blood pressure of the people with hypertension through physical activities.
Keywords: Social support, physical activities, hypertension
Topic: Medical and Surgical