Hubungan Peran Perawat sebagai Edukator dengan Kepatuhan Minum Obat pada Pasien Hipertensi di Puskesmas Larangan Utara Kota Tangerang Tahun 2024

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the non-communicable diseases that can cause death. This disease is called the silent disease because sufferers do not know they have hypertension. One of the absolute requirements for achieving effective therapy and improving the quality of life of patients is compliance, while patient non-compliance in taking medication is one of the main factors causing therapy failure. The role of nurses as educators helps patients increase their knowledge about medical care and actions so that patients get information to improve drug compliance for hypertension. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the role of nurses as educators and medication adherence in patients with hypertension at the Larangan Utara Health Center. The study design was a correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. The study population was all patients with hypertension who came for treatment at the Larangan Utara Health Center in Tangerang City. The sampling technique was Non Probability Sampling using the Purposive Sampling approach, namely 96 respondents. Data analysis of univariate and bivariate analysis using the chi-Square test. The results showed that out of 96 respondents, 44 people chose the role of nurses with a moderate level of compliance (45.8%) and 28 respondents had high compliance (38.9%). The conclusion is that there is an influence between the role of nurses as educators and medication adherence. So the better the role of nurses as educators, the more patient compliance in taking medication