"Hypertension Education Module and Its Effect on Prevention of Hypertension Risk in Mojolangu Malang City" Tavip Dwi Wahyuni
*Health Polytechnic of Malang, Ministery of Health, East Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Hypertension is a disease that arises due to the interaction of various risk factors, namely: age, sex, obesity, alcohol, genetics, stress, salt intake, smoking, patterns of physical activity, kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. In non-pharmacological treatment, patients are expected to be diligent in carrying out activities that can support lifestyle changes, sports activities and avoid psychological stress. This research was conducted by compiling the Hypertension Education Module and educating hypertensive patients using the hypertension education module. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Effect of the Hypertension Education Module in Mojolangu Village, Malang City. The design of this study was Quasy Experimental using pretest - posttest nonequivalent control group. The number of samples were 80 patients with hypertension and divided into 3 treatment groups and 1 control group. The sampling technique uses probability sampling. The independent variable is the Hypertension Education Module and the dependent variable is the risk of hypertension. Methods of data collection using interviews, observation and education with instruments in the form of questionnaire sheets Pre Test and Post Test of understanding hypertension and observation sheets results of blood pressure and cholesterol checks. Data analysis using ANOVA test with α = 0.05. The conclusion of this research is the use of education modules to help hypertension sufferers in increasing understanding of preventing hypertension, reducing blood pressure and cholesterol and preventing the risk of hypertension. Future research recommendations are the development of hyperteni education applications for the prevention of hypertension risk.
