FACTORS PREDICTING WITH SELF – CARE BEHAVIORS IN HYPERTENSIVE AGINGS IN OUT – PATIENT DEPARTMENT RANODE HOSPITAL

Abstract

          This study aimed to study factors predicting Self – care Behaviors in hypertensive Aging in Out – Patient Department Ranode Hospital. The participants were 77 cases and determined Purposive Sampling. The sample size selected following G* Power. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire consisting of 88 items contain general information, self – care behavior factor, and self – care behavior. The content validity was validated based on the index of item objective congruence (IOC) by three experts. The reliability was validated based on Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient and corrected item – total correlation (CITC) method yielding a perceived susceptibility severity and complication .738 self – efficacy .905 and power of social support .928. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis (stepwise)

          The results showed that: overall, Self – care Behaviors in hypertensive Aging in Out – Patient Department Ranode Hospital were at a moderate level ( = 3.01, S.D. = 0.28866). The acceptance of self – efficacy factor (Beta = .605) predicted 36.60 % variant in Self – care Behaviors in hypertensive Aging in Out – Patient Department Ranode Hospital with statistical significance at .001 level (R2 = .366). Therefore, the registered nurses in the chronic disease clinic of outpatient department and organization that related should selected activity of empowerment for change properly Self – care Behaviors in hypertensive Aging.