The Relationship Of Self-Efficacy And Compliance With Healthy Lifestyle Of Hypertension Patients In Brebes

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a comorbid disease that requires a healthier lifestyle by
adopting a healthy lifestyle to prevent complications and death. In carrying out a healthy
lifestyle, hypertension patients need self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is needed for hypertensive
patients to improve health through self-confidence in carrying out a healthy lifestyle.
Objectives: Determining the relationship between self-efficacy and adherence to a
healthy lifestyle in hypertensive patients in Brebes Regency. Research Methods: This
research method the used quantitative descriptive correlation using cross-sectional
research design, sampling used purposive sampling. The number of samples in this study
were 85 respondents with hypertension in Sridadi Village, Sirampog District, Brebes
Regency. Data analysis using univariate and bivariate analysis using Spearman rank.
Using a self-efficacy questionnaire 10 questions and healthy lifestyle adherence 15
questions. Results: The results of this study were 77 (90.6%) respondents had good self-
efficacy categories and 8 (9.4) respondents had poor self-efficacy. A total of 71 (83.5)
respondents have a healthy lifestyle adherence to the obedient category, while 14 (16.5)
respondents are in the non-compliant category. Conclusion: There is a significant
relationship between self-efficacy and adherence to a healthy lifestyle in hypertensive
patients in Brebes Regency, with p value (0.000) p <0.05 with a correlation coefficient of r
= 0.601. Recommendation: For further researchers, it will consideration for researching
the factors that influence self-efficacy with adherence to a healthy lifestyle in
hypertensive patients.