Caregivers’ Experiences in Caring for the Health of Hypertensive Elderly Patients
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This study was qualitative phenomenological research. The purpose of this study focused on exploring the experiences of family caregivers caring for the elderly with hypertension by using purposive sampling to select 30 key informants based on the inclusion criteria. The research tools were semi-structured interview forms. The data were analyzed with content analysis.
Results were found that: The caregivers’ experiences caring for the health of the elderly with hypertension consisted of; 1. caring methods, 2. problems and obstacles in health care, 3. the needs for assistance, and 4. their ability to care for the health of elderly with hypertension. The family caregivers in this study provided care for the elderly with hypertension in four dimensions: food, medication, exercise, and doctor visits, using basic procedures and recommendations from the doctors. The family caregivers in this study stated that there had four problems and obstacles: 1. non-adherence, 2. economic family status, 3. Health Service System and 4.travel expenses. The need for government or private sector agencies to support healthcare for the elderly with hypertension consisted of; 1. easy to access Health Service System, 2. hospital or related health promotion unit service systems, and 3. Up skills and knowledge in caring for hypertensive elderly patients. The ability to care for the health of elderly with hypertension found that the family caregivers could care for the elderly with hypertension according to their potential and the doctor’s recommendations that they took them to saw a doctor as appointed. The caregivers were happy for taking care their elderly parents with hypertension. Even though sometimes, it was tiring and discouraging to take care of the elderly.
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