Abstract: The aging process causes decreasing function in most of the physiological system reserves and increasing susceptibility to various diseases and deaths. With the growing of vulnerable bodies to various diseases which can cause death, specifically in the cardiovascular system, such as hypertension. Hypertension is influenced by various risk factors, one of which is smoking. The purpose of this study is to determine the association between smoking and the incidence of hypertension in elderly at Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya. This research is an analytic study with cross- sectional approach conducted at Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya. The sampling method is done by total sampling and 28 are obtained. The study samples are residents at Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya with criteria of age ≥60 years old and are willing to sign informed consent and blood- pressure can be measured. Smoking habit is determined by questionnaires for respondents data and smoking habit characteristics, while hypertension is determined through blood pressure measurements using mercury sphygmomanometer. The results of statistical test using Spearman correlation test show that there is no significant association between smoking habits and the incidence of hypertension based on the types of passive smokers (p= 0,382), active smokers (p= 0,642) and the degree of mild smokers (p = 0,513). In this study, there is no correlation between smoking and the incidence of hypertension in elderly at Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya which is affected by smoking habits and degree of smokers.
Keywords: smoking, hypertension, elderly, risk factors.
Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMOKING AND HYPERTENSION AMONG ELDERLY IN PANTI SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA WANA SERAYA
Author: Gracia Gisela, Ida Bagus Putrawan, Ni Ketut Rai Purnami
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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