CASE STUDY OF HYPERTENSION RECURRENCE PREVENTION BEHAVIOR AT WONOKUSUMO PUSKESMAS SURABAYA

Abstract

Abstract. The lack of prevention of the recurrence of hypertension causes unstable blood pressure
resulting leading to complications such as stroke, heart disease, and kid-ney failure. The purpose of
this study is to determine the behavior of patients in preventing hypertension recurrence at
Wonokusumo Health Center Surabaya. This study uses a descriptive research design. The population
in this study were 160 hypertensive patients who sought treatment at Wonokusumo Health Center and
40 among them were chosen to participate using a purposive sampling tech-nique. The participants
need to complete a set of questionnaires. This variable is hypertension recurrence
prevention behavior. The results showed that almost half (45%) of each behavior (knowledge,
attitude, and action) are sufficient. It is con-cluded that the behavioral prevention of the recurrence of
diabetes mellitus is ade-quate among the patients at the research site. Hypertension patients are
expected to continue to increase their knowledge by digging up more information and be-ing able to
have a positive attitude and adhere to the hypertension treatment being undertaken so that
hypertension recurrence can be prevented
Keywords: Behavior, Recurrence Prevention, Hypertension