Self-Belief and Social Support Factors on the Emotional Response of Patients with Hypertension

Abstract

Introduction: Emotional responses that occur in patients with hypertension will affect the compliance of healthy life behaviors and treatment of hypertension. The study aims to analyze the effect of self-belief and social support on the emotional responses of patients with hypertension. Method: The study was analytic observational design with a cross-sectional study approach. Samples were taken by multistage random sampling as many as 225 people with hypertension who have systolic blood pressure above 160 mmHg and or diastolic pressure above 100 mmHg. Research instruments of the study are in the form of self-belief questionnaires, social support, and emotional responses. Data analysis performed using Pearson test and linear regression. Result: The results of the study describe all the variables of self-belief showing that more than 50% of sufferers have self-belief in the moderate category. Moderate social support variables describe more than 50% of sufferers have less social support. Pearson test found a significant relationship between self-belief and social support to emotional responses on patients with hypertension. Linear regression analysis found self-belief in the form of perceived severity, perceived threat and health worker's support affect the emotional response of patients with hypertension. Conclusions: The emotional response of patients with hypertension is influenced by health worker's support, perceived severity, and perceived threat.

Keywords: Self-belief, Social support, Emotional response, Hypertension.