Kholid RMN, Tippamas C & Charuwan K
ABSTRACT
Purpose: the study was to examine level and relationship between illness perception and cardiovascular health behavior among persons with IHD. Method: persons with IHD at Tamanan subdistrict at Bondowoso regency were approached. Recruiting 235 persons with IHD in area of public health of Tamanan, between January 2014 and December 2015 The samples were interviewed for determining their representations of cardiovascular health behavior; internal consistency reliability of the questionnaire was analyzed by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The test-retest reliability was tested for the stability of the Modified BIPQ. The retest conducted 2 days after the first test. The reliability of CHB questionnaire was analyzed by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The level of reliability is 0.9 for internal consistency. Results: All dimension of illness perception has positive correlation and strong relationship as consequences has positive correlation and strong relationship with all sub variable of cardiovascular disease with significant correlation at the p<.01. Timeline has strong relationship (p<.01) with smoking cessation, diet management, stress management and taking medication another has strong relationship (p<.01) and negative correlation for blood pressure control and physical activity, personal control has negative correlation with stress management. Treatment control and identity has negative correlations with taking medication. For physical activity has a negative correlation with all dimensions of illness perception. Concern (p<.01) and consequences (p<.05) have positive correlation with blood pressure control for other dimension has negative correlation.. Conclusions: There is a positive correlation between illness perception and cardiovascular health behavior among persons with IHD. Persons with higher illness perception had positive correlation to higher cardiovascular health behavior. Otherwise person with lower illness perception had positive correlation with lower cardiovascular health behavior with significant level 0.01.
Key Words; Illness perception, cardiovascular health behavior, ischemic heart disease, Indonesia
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