The importance of spirituality, physical activity and sleep duration to prevent hypertension among elderly in Aceh-Indonesia

• Main Authors: Sufyan Anwar, -, Loh Su Peng, -, Trias Mahmudiono, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: EManuscript Technologies 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/124812/5/artikel_13.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124812/2/Artikel%20C18_The%20Importance%20Of%20Spirituality%2C%20Physical%20Activity%20and%20Sleep%20Duration%20to%20Prevent%20Hypertension%20among%20Elderly%20in%20Aceh-Indonesia.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124812/8/C13_Korespondensi.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124812/4/C13_Validasi.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124812/; https://www.sysrevpharm.org/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Introduction: Hypertension is a condition that is common in the elderly population. Unlike physical activity and sleep duration, only a small proportion of studies have assessed the association of spirituality with hypertension. Aims: This study was aimed at looking at the relationship between spirituality, physical activity, and sleep duration with hypertension. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional study and data collection was conducted through a survey of 483 elderly people aged 60 years or over in 2019 in Aceh, Indonesia. To answer the research hypothesis, we used a logistic regression test. Results: Although we found an association between spirituality (p=0.007), physical activity (p<0.001) and sleep duration (p=0.006) and hypertension, we did not find an association between coffee drinking habits (p=0.204) and hypertension in the elderly. in Aceh. The study results showed that physical activity had a stronger relationship with hypertension Conclusions: This study concludes that spirituality, physical activity, and sleep duration can prevent or reduce hypertension in the elderly in Aceh.