HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT SPIRITUAL DENGAN SELF CARE BEHAVIOR PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS KEDIRI I Ni Putu Dewi Krisna Yanti Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Sebagai salah satu penyakit kronis, perawatan pasien dengan hipertensi bersifat berkelanjutan baik secara farmakologis maupun nonfarmakologis. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan perilaku kesehatan yang adekuat, secara continue oleh pasien. Spiritual juga menjadi faktor penting sebagai salah satu pengobatan non farmakologis karena dapat mengurangi stres, tekanan, dan depresi yang dapat meningkatkan tekanan darah. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat spiritual dengan self care behavior pada pasien hipertensi di Puskesmas Kediri I. Metode : Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penderita hipertensi di Puskesmas Kediri I dengan jumlah 241 orang. Sampel sebanyak 150 orang diambil menggunakan teknik convenience sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari kategori tingkat spiritual baik (90,7%), cukup (9,3%), sedangkan self care behavior kategori baik (89,3%) dan cukup (10,7%). Berdasarkan hasil uji spearman rho terdapat hubungan positif sedang antara tingkat spiritual dengan self care behavior (p

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY LEVEL AND SELF-CARE BEHAVIOR OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE KEDIRI I Ni Putu Dewi Krisna Yanti Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] Background: As one of the chronic diseases, the treatment of patients with hypertension is continuous both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically. Therefore, adequate health behaviors are required, continuously by the patient. Spirituality is also an important factor as one of the non-pharmacological treatments as it can reduce stress, pressure, and depression that can increase blood pressure. Aim: This study aimed to find out the correlation between spirituality level and self-care behavior in hypertensive patients at Public Health Centre Kediri I. Methods: The design of this study was correlation analytic with a cross sectional approach. The population used in this study were hypertensive patients at Public Health Centre Kediri I, a total of 241 people. A sample of 150 people was taken using convenience sampling technique. The Data were collection using a questionnaire. Results: The results showed that the spiritual level category was good (90.7%), sufficient (9.3%), while the self-care behavior category was good (89.3%) and sufficient (10.7%). Based on the results of the Spearman Rho test, there is a moderate positive relationship between spiritual level and self-care behavior (p < 0.001) in hypertensive patients in Public Health Centre Kediri I . Conclusion: Self-care behavior in hypertensive patients at the Public Health Centre Kediri I is influenced by the spiritual level of the individual. It is hoped that hypertensive patients will always apply spiritual aspects so that they can encourage independence in their care. Keywords: Spiritual level, Self-care behavior, Hypertensive patients