Latar Belakang: Stroke merupakan penyakit serebrovaskular yang disebabkan oleh gangguan fungsi otak akibat dari kerusakan atau kematian otak. Di Indonesia, stroke adalah penyebab kematian ketiga tertinggi dan di Bali pada tahun 2024. Jumlah lansia yang meningkat berpotensi meningkatkan kejadian stroke dan ketergantungan pasien. Intervensi self-management dapat meningkatkan kualitas hidup dan mencegah ketergantungan pada pasien stroke. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan self management dengan kualitas hidup pada pasien stroke yang membutuhkan perawatan jangka panjang di Puskesmas Denpasar. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross-sectional dengan melibatkan 120 pasien stroke. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah non-probability sampling dengan pendekatan total sampling. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner The Southampon Stroke Self Management Questionnaire (SSSMQ) dan Stroke Spesific Quality of Life (SSQOL). Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa self management pasien stroke dalam kategori manajemen diri baik 98 responden (81,6%) dan kualitas hidup dalam kategori baik 94 responden (78,3%). Uji Spearman Rho menunjukkan hasil p-value 0,001 dengan kekuatan (r=0,476), yang berarti ada hubungan signifikan antara self management dan kualitas hidup pasien stroke. Kesimpulan: Semakin tinggi self management maka akan semakin baik juga kualitas hidup pasien stroke yang membutuhkan perawatan jangka panjang di Puskesmas Denpasar. Kata Kunci: Self Management, Kualitas Hidup, Stroke, Perawatan Jangka Panjang

Background: Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease caused by impaired brain function due to brain damage or death. In Indonesia, stroke is the third highest cause of death and so does in Bali in 2024. The increasing number of elderly has the potential to increase the incidence of stroke and patient dependency. Self-management interventions can improve quality of life and prevent dependency on patients with stroke. Background: To determine the correlation between self management and quality of life on patients with stroke who need long term care at Public Health Center Denpasar. Method: This research employed analytical correlation design with cross sectional approach. There were 120 respondents recruited as the samples which were chosen by using non-probability sampling technique with total sampling. The data were collected by using The Southampon Stroke Self Management Questionnaire (SSSMQ) questionnaire and Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SSQOL) questionnaire. Findings: The result showed that 98 respondents (81.6%) had good self management and 94 responden (78.3%) had good quality of life. The Spearman rho test showed p-value 0,001 which meant there was significant correlation between self management and quality of life on patients with stroke (r=0,476). Conclusion: The higher the self-management, the better the quality of life on patients with stroke who need long-term care at Public Health Center Denpasar. Keywords: Self Management, Quality of Life, Stroke, Long Term Care