The The Effect of Health Coaching on Motivation of Checking Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that cause the highest deaths in Indonesia. Health coaching is a patient-centered health education and promotion and the selection of activity goals are also determined by the patient so that the patient is more involved in the activity. The aim this study was to explain the influence of health coaching on the motivation to check blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Methods : This study used a pre-experiment with a one-group pre-test-post test design. Independent variable in this study was health coaching and dependent variable motivation to blood pressure check. The population of this study was hypertension, about 50 respondents were selected by using purposive sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaire, statistical test wilcoxon significance level α = 0.05. Result : The results of the study Based on statistical test of t-test for 2 free samples with significant level α = 0,05, for check blood pressure motivation after given health coaching got significant value ρ = 0,000 (α <0,05) so that Ho is rejected, meaning there is influence of health coaching on the motivation to check blood pressure in people with hypertension. Conclusion:: It was concluded that there was an influence of health coaching on the motivation to check blood pressure in hypertensive patients in Kalikejambon village tembelang jombang. So health coaching can be used as an intervention to increase the motivation of hypertensive patients so in blood pressure check.