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Abstract
Background: One of the most prevalent cardiovascular problems in elderly people is hypertension.Health cadres are those who voluntarily dedicate their time to have concern about elderly people’s health status in the community. Health cadres’ roles are important to promote elderly people quality of life, including their hypertension management.
 Objectives: This research aimed to analyzethe correlation between the role of health cadres of elderly posyandu and the treatment of hypertension at Salamrejo Village Sentolo Kulon Progo.
 Methods: This research was a correlational study with a cross sectional approach. The sample of this study was selectedwith a total sampling technique, drawn 57 hypertension patients. Data were analyzedwith Spearman rank correlation.
 Results:The result showed that coefficient correlation value of Spearman’s rho (r) between the role of cadres of elderly posyandu and the treatment of hypertension patients was 0.294 and p-value was 0.026 (p<0.05).
 Conclusion:It can be concluded that there was a positive and significant correlation between the role of cadres of elderly posyandu and the treatment of hypertension.
 Key word: Cadres, elderly posyandu, hypertension
Highlights
One of the most prevalent cardiovascular problems in elderly people is hypertension.Health cadres are those who voluntarily dedicate their time to have concern about elderly people’s health status in the community
This research was a correlational study with a cross sectional approach
Data were analyzedwith Spearman rank correlation
Summary
One of the most prevalent cardiovascular problems in elderly people is hypertension.Health cadres are those who voluntarily dedicate their time to have concern about elderly people’s health status in the community. Dari tabel di atas dapat dilihat bahwa hasil penelitian tentang peran serta kader posyandu lansia di Desa Salamrejo.Sentolo, Kulon Progo paling banyak pada kategori tinggi sebanyak 43 orang (75,4%), sedangkan paling sedikit pada kategori sedang sebanyak 14 orang (24,6%).
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