Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Patients at Simpang IV Sipin Health Center

Background: Hypertension is a condition where there is an increase in systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg and diastolic pressure >90 mmHg. Hypertension generally makes sufferers think they have a low life expectancy and decide to continue living side by side with hypertension. To increase life expectancy, hypertension sufferers needed a high self-efficacy. Patients with high levels of self-efficacy will have twice the chance of adherence to taking medication compared to patients with low self-efficacy. This study aims to determine the level of self-efficacy and medication adherence along with the relationship between self-efficacy and medication adherence in hypertensive patients at Simpang IV Sipin Health Center. Method: The design of this research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach. Sample selection used purposive sampling technique with a total 80 respondents who suffered in hypertension. The research instruments were Medication Adherence Self Efficacy Scale-Revision (MASES-R) questionnaire to measure the level of self-efficacy and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8) questionnaire to measure the level of medication adherence. Data analysis used the Kendall's tau b statistical test to determine the relationship between the two variables.Result: The results showed that the number of respondents with a low level of self-efficacy was 41 people, a low level of medication adherence was 30 people, and there was a relationship between self-efficacy and medication adherence in hypertensive patients at Simpang IV Sipin Health Center where P Value = 0.000 < 0, 05.Conclusion: From the results, it can be concluded that the level of self-efficacy and compliance with taking hypertension medication at Simpang IV Sipin Health Center is at a low level and there is a relationship between self-efficacy and medication adherence.