THE INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION USING BOOKLET MEDIA ON SELF CARE OF HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN PUHPELEM VILLAGE, PUHPELEM DISTRICT, WONOGIRI DISTRICT
At Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo
Diah Ayu Novitasari
Faculty of Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo
E-mail : dayu72905@gmail.com
Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that can cause serious complications such as stroke, kidney failure, and heart disease. One way to control hypertension is by improving patients' self-care behavior. However, awareness and knowledge of self-care among hypertensive patients remain low. The lack of understanding and adherence to self-care practices among hypertensive patients hinders hypertension control efforts. This indicates the need for an effective educational intervention to raise awareness and improve self-care behavior.
This study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretestposttest approach. The sample consisted of 20 respondents selected using purposive sampling. The research instrument was the Hypertension Self Management Behavior Questionnaire (HSMBQ). The intervention involved health
education using a booklet containing information about hypertension management and the importance of self-care. The booklet was distributed to all respondents, with measurements taken before and after the intervention.
Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The results showed a significant improvement in self-care after the educational intervention. The pvalue was < 0.05, indicating a significant effect of health education using booklet
media on increasing self-care in hypertensive patients.
Health education using booklet media is effective in improving self-care behavior among hypertensive patients. This intervention can serve as an educational strategy for health workers in community-based hypertension control
programs.
Keywords: Health Education, Booklet, Self-Care, Hypertension