Key result
Cadre empowerment boosts elderly hypertension exercise behavior, increasing action scores by ~78 points.
Why the study?
Hypertension exercise is a non-pharmacological effort to control blood pressure among the elderly, yet participation in this activity remains low, motivating an evaluation of cadre empowerment on elderly exercise behavior.
Does health cadre empowerment improve behavior (knowledge, attitudes, and actions) in performing hypertension exercises in elderly individuals with hypertension?
Does health cadre empowerment improve behavior (knowledge, attitudes, and actions) in performing hypertension exercises in elderly individuals with hypertension?
Community health cadre empowerment through education and mentoring significantly improved knowledge, attitudes, and participation in hypertension exercises among elderly patients with hypertension in a single-group pretest-posttest study.
Hypothesis-generating for cadre empowerment in elderly hypertension; prospective randomized trials needed before clinical adoption.
Hypertension remains a major health problem among the elderly, including in the working area of Ciptomulyo Public Health Center, especially at Posyandu RW 3 Bakalan Krajan. One non-pharmacological effort to control blood pressure is hypertension exercise, yet elderly participation in this activity is still low. This study aimed to determine the effect of cadre empowerment on elderly behavior in performing hypertension exercise. This study used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The population consisted of 35 elderly people with hypertension selected using total sampling. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results showed an increase in elderly behavior after cadre empowerment intervention. The mean score of knowledge increased by 66.15, attitude by 6.29, and action by 78.00. Statistical analysis showed a significant effect on elderly behavior, including knowledge, attitude, and action, with p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. The study concludes that cadre empowerment significantly influences elderly behavior in performing hypertension exercise and can be used as a community-based health promotion strategy.
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Habibah et al. (2026) studied Hypertension (n=35). Cadre empowerment (health education, mentoring, motivation, and implementation/monitoring of hypertension exercises) vs. Pre-intervention baseline (One Group Pretest-Posttest Design) was evaluated on Elderly action score in performing hypertension exercises (MD 78.00, p=0.000). Cadre empowerment significantly improved elderly hypertension exercise behavior, increasing mean knowledge by 66.15, attitude by 6.29, and action scores by 78.00 (p=0.000).
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