Lived experiences of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City: a phenomenological aprroach
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Title
Lived experiences of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City: a phenomenological aprroach
Subject
coping mechanisms, healthcare changes, healthcare needs, holistic care, hypertensive older adults, living
alone, qualitative study.
alone, qualitative study.
Description
Introduction: A decline in the function of the cardiovascular system organs among older adults can be due to age
risk factors such as living alone and reporting feelings of isolation or loneliness, thus increasing the prevalence of
hypertension. However, their lived experiences including health changes, coping mechanisms, and healthcare needs
are largely underexplored. This study aimed to explore lived experiences as evidence-based in developing health
services for hypertensive older adults living alone.
Methods: This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach, with in-depth and semi-structured
interviews of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City Southeast Sulawesi. Purposive sampling was
utilized. 15 participating older adults, predominantly female, and with ages ranging from 61-80. Data were collected
from April until July 2022, and Colaizzi’s steps were used to guide the data analysis.
Results: Three themes were identified: 1) health changes in the older adults living alone consisting of physical,
emotional, social, and spiritual changes; 2) coping mechanisms consisting of emotion-focused coping, biobehavior-
focused coping, social-focused coping, and spiritual-focused coping; and 3) healthcare needs consisting of health
information needs, regular health checks, group activities, and spiritual activities.
Conclusions: This research highlights the needs of hypertensive older adults living alone to adapt to their health
changes and requiring holistic hypertensive care as well as regular health services. Recommendations in this study
include developing a holistic hypertensive care program consisting of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual
activities. Further research needs to explore the effectiveness of holistic hypertension care on blood pressure, stress,
coping, and quality of life of older adults with hypertension by comparing older adults living alone with older adults
living with family, and qualitative research using ethnographic methods to determine the adaptation process of the
older adults living alone according to culture.
risk factors such as living alone and reporting feelings of isolation or loneliness, thus increasing the prevalence of
hypertension. However, their lived experiences including health changes, coping mechanisms, and healthcare needs
are largely underexplored. This study aimed to explore lived experiences as evidence-based in developing health
services for hypertensive older adults living alone.
Methods: This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach, with in-depth and semi-structured
interviews of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City Southeast Sulawesi. Purposive sampling was
utilized. 15 participating older adults, predominantly female, and with ages ranging from 61-80. Data were collected
from April until July 2022, and Colaizzi’s steps were used to guide the data analysis.
Results: Three themes were identified: 1) health changes in the older adults living alone consisting of physical,
emotional, social, and spiritual changes; 2) coping mechanisms consisting of emotion-focused coping, biobehavior-
focused coping, social-focused coping, and spiritual-focused coping; and 3) healthcare needs consisting of health
information needs, regular health checks, group activities, and spiritual activities.
Conclusions: This research highlights the needs of hypertensive older adults living alone to adapt to their health
changes and requiring holistic hypertensive care as well as regular health services. Recommendations in this study
include developing a holistic hypertensive care program consisting of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual
activities. Further research needs to explore the effectiveness of holistic hypertension care on blood pressure, stress,
coping, and quality of life of older adults with hypertension by comparing older adults living alone with older adults
living with family, and qualitative research using ethnographic methods to determine the adaptation process of the
older adults living alone according to culture.
Creator
Asminarsih Zainal Prio1
, Junaiti Sahar1
* , and Etty Rekawati1
, Junaiti Sahar1
* , and Etty Rekawati1
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i4.51986
Date
31 October 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Asminarsih Zainal Prio1
, Junaiti Sahar1
* , and Etty Rekawati1, “Lived experiences of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City: a phenomenological aprroach,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11092.