THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY LEVELS AND THE INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE TALUN HEALTH CENTER, CIREBON REGENCY

Elderly are individuals who are >60 years old. The coverage of the elderly
who received health screening from the Talun Health Center in December 2023,
there were 3032 elderly people or around 94% of the elderly. The elderly registered
for treatment from six villages in the Talun Health Center Work Area are around
307 elderly people or only 10% of the elderly who suffer from Hypertension in 2023,
meaning that many people with Hypertension are not aware of their own health.
The causes of hypertension in the elderly are psychological factors such as
depression, anxiety, and stress.
This study uses a quantitative method using a correlational design with a
cross sectional approach, sampling this study using the purposive sampling
technique obtained as many as 75 respondents. The instruments used are
questionnaires and spyghnomanometers. Data analysis uses the Chis Square
statistical test with a significant value of no more than α=0.05.
The results of univariate analysis showed that the level of anxiety in the
elderly was (8.00%) in the category of severe anxiety. And the incidence of
hypertension (38.67%) was in the hypertension category stage 2. The results of the
bivariate analysis obtained a value of p = (0.000), which is smaller than α = 0.05,
which means that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, this can be said to have a
significant relationship.
There is a relationship between the level of anxiety and the incidence of
hypertension in the elderly, for this reason elderly activities can be carried out
regularly and consistently, such as posbindu activities, especially in the work area
of the Talun Health Center, Cirebon Regency.
Keywords: Elderly, Hypertension, Anxiety