Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the Behavior of Elderly

Abstract

Background: There are 972 million (24.4%) of the world's population suffer from hypertension and the risk of hypertension increases with age. Likewise, in the working areas of Baruah Gunuang Community Health Center, throughout 2020 there were 321 (54.68%) elderly people with hypertension. This study aimed to determine the effect of cognitive behavior therapy on the behavior and blood pressure of elderly hypertensives

Methods:  The type of this research was pre- experimental with one group pre-test post-test design. It was carried out in January - February 2023 with all elderly hypertensives, namely 321 people. By using purposive sampling technique, 30 respondents were chosen as the samples. The data were collected through observation sheets and behavioral questionnaires. Data analyzed by using Wilcoxon test.

Results: There is difference average behavior control pressure blood respondents between before and after intervention with an average difference 2.63 and based on the Wilcoxon test results, the p value = 0.000, where happen enhancement behavior after intervention.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that cognitive behavior therapy had a significant effect on reducing blood pressure and increasing behaviour in elderly hypertensives. It is hopefully that Baruah Gunuang Community Health Center will be capable to take advantages of cognitive behaviour therapy interventions US one of the hypertension interventions programs in PTM MSS.