Abstract:
Elderly with hypertension in order to keep their blood pressure under controland reduce the risk of disease, it is necessary to have the ability of the elderly to
take care of themselves independently (Self Care). Self care is an activity carriedout by individuals independently in fulfilling their life needs to maintain theirhealth. Meanwhile, self-care for elderly hypertension is measured based on
adherence to taking anti-hypertensive drugs, adherence to low-salt diet, sportsactivities and routine blood pressure. One of the factors that influence self-care isfamily. The purpose of this study was to analyze family support in self-care forelderly people with hypertension in Kutoporong Village, Bangsal District,Mojokerto Regency. The design in this study used phenomenology (descriptive)
with in-depth interviews, participants were obtained by using purposive samplingtechnique with a total of 4 participants. The results showed that the experience ofthe elderly about the support provided by their families for self-care withhypertension, was obtained from the results of interviews in 3 participants whoreceived good family support for self-care, namely Emotional Support, InformationSupport, Instrumental Support, Appreciation Support, while for 1 participant whoreceived poor family support, there was self-care, namely emotional support andfamily information support. So efforts to improve self-care with hypertension in theelderly, a good family support is needed.
