FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE OCCURRENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE PUSKESMAS TENGGILIS SURABAYA

Abstract

Hypertension is the third largest disease that can cause premature death.
Hypertension can cause complications such as heart disease, blood vessels, or
rupture of blood vessels in the brain. Hypertension occurs because it is influenced
by two factors, namely factors that cannot be modified and factors that can be
modified. Factors that cannot be modified include age, gender, genetics. While the
modifiable factors include diet, obesity, smoking, coffee consumption habits,
physical activity, and stress. The purpose of this study is to find out the factors
that affect the occurrence of hypertension in hypertensive patients in the Working
Area of the Puskesmas Tenggilis Surabaya.
This type of research is descriptive research. The sample was taken using
purposive sampling technique with a sample number of 134 respondents. The data
was obtained through the dissemination of questionnaires to respondents.
Based on the results of the study, almost half of hypertensive patients aged 56-65
years were 44 people (33%), most of them were female as many as 83 people
(62%), most of them had a family history of hypertension as many as 79 people
(59%), most hypertensive patients do not often consume salty foods as many as 69
people (51%), most often consume fatty foods as many as 76 people (57%), most
of them are not obese as many as 90 people (67%), almost all hypertensive
patients do not smoke as many as 110 people (82%), almost all hypertensive
patients do not often consume coffee as many as 107 people (80%), most
hypertension patients do not exercise regularly as many as 87 people (65%), and
most of them experience stress as many as 89 people (66%).
Hypertension is a disease that generally does not cause symptoms. Hypertension
can be prevented through a healthy lifestyle, dietary changes, and risk factor
control. By knowing the risk factors for hypertension, it is hoped that hypertensive
patients can change their lifestyle by reducing salt and fat intake, losing excess
weight, reducing smoking and drinking coffee habits, and exercising regularly so
that it can reduce the incidence of hypertension