Uncontrolled hypertension causes heart attacks, Cardiomegali, Heart Failure, Stroke, Kidney Failure, Blindness, and Cognitive Impairment. It requires proper strategy to maintain blood pressure in patients with hypertension called self management which consist of medication compliance, normal weight maintanance, low sodium consumption, physical activity, alcohol restriction and smoking cessation.. This research aimed to explore a deep understanding about the experience of Hypertension patients in carrying out self management. This research used qualitative method with descriptive phenomenology. Four people are selected by puposive sampling technique. Technique of data collection in this research with in-depth interviews. The data finding of this research were analyzed using Collaizi's method. The finding of data analyze is found eight theme: (1) the response to the disease suffered high blood pressure (2) first experience of hypertension (3) controlling (4) to cope with drug (5) maintain the health of the body (6) dietary changes (7) not smoking and drinking alcohol(8) family support. In this research, This research sugested the healthcare provider to contribute to improve information and knowledge of hypertension patients related to self management such as light exercise activities at home, salt consumption controlling, dietary recommendation and dietary restriction.
Constipation is a problem that is often complained of by stroke patients, if not addressed will lead to complications of other diseases. The purpose of this study was to see a description of the characteristics of stroke patients who experience post-treatment constipation. This type of research is descriptive, the number of samples of 54 people taken by simple random sampling. The quosioener used to screen stroke patients is the National Institute of Health Stroke (NIHSS) and the Constipation Scoring System (CSS) for screening patients who experience constipation. The frequency distribution test results are more constipation suffered by women (68.52%), junior high school education (50%), history of IRT work (37.04%), average age of 53 years, stroke duration of 63 months and long time using laxative 23 months. Conclusion:Post-treatment stroke patients often experience constipation caused by disorders of the autonomic nerve and long-term use of laxatives. In addition,constipation in post-treatment stroke patients is influenced by female sex, increasing age, low educational status, IRT employment and duration of stroke. Posttreatment stroke patients to reduce the use of laxatives and replace with more consumption of fiber and fluids and sufficient activity, to minimize the incidence of constipation.
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