Analysis of Productive Age Hypertension Patients' Perceptions and Social Support for Healthy Living Practices

Abstract

Uncontrolled blood pressure in hypertension patients is caused by poor behavior toward a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to examine how social support and perceptions affect healthy lifestyle choices in hypertension patients who are of working age. This study uses a cross-sectional methodology and quantitative observational research design. There were 75 respondents in the entire population, and 63 respondents were selected for the sample using the simple random sampling method. The results revealed that 34 respondents, or nearly half of the sample, (53.97%) thought of themselves as being in the poor category. 33 respondents (52.38%) reported having less social support than the other half. Of the 35 responders (55.56%) in the less category, nearly half had healthy living habits. Considering the outcomes of Linear.