1. Exploration of the experience of the elderly with hypertension in using hypertension diet therapy: A phenomenological study.
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Binoriang, Dinasti Pudang and Damayanti, Eka Fitria
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DIET therapy , *JUDGMENT sampling , *HYPERTENSION , *DIASTOLIC blood pressure , *OLDER people , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *SYSTOLIC blood pressure - Abstract
Hypertension or high blood pressure is blood pressure with more than 140 mmHg for systolic and 90 mmHg for diastolic. Hypertension is often referred to as a silent killer because sufferers usually do not realize that they are suffering from it before checking their condition because they do not appear to have symptoms of hypertension. The hypertension diet is one of the recommended non-pharmacological therapies for the elderly with hypertension which can help reduce the average systolic and diastolic blood pressure with values of 5.33 mmHg and 1.98 mmHg respectively. The aims: This study aims to explore the experiences of elderly people with hypertension in undergoing hypertension diet therapy in the working area of the Tegalrejo Health Center, Yogyakarta City. Research method: This study uses a qualitative research design with a phenomenological study approach. There were 8 participants in this study who suffered from hypertension using a purposive sampling technique. This study uses the Miles and Huberman analysis method which includes data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Result of the study: This study found 3 themes with 8 sub-themes from the results of the analysis that has been done. The results showed that the experience of the elderly in undergoing hypertension diet therapy included the attitude shown by the elderly while undergoing a hypertension diet, how the elderly maintained their blood pressure in a stable condition, and the inhibiting factors found during the hypertension diet. Conclusion: The experiences experienced by elderly hypertensives while on a hypertensive diet in this study include the attitude shown by the elderly while on a hypertensive diet, the obstacles and difficulties encountered by the elderly extent on a hypertensive diet that led to the efforts made by the elderly in maintaining normal blood pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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