COGNITIVE FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN HYPERTENSION PROLANIS PATIENTS AT FAMILY PHYSICIAN CLINIC FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG

Abstract

Hypertension is a chronic medical condition characterized by an increase in blood pressure. The incidence of hypertension continues to occur and increase, whereas further complications such as cognitive function impairment which will interfere the quality of life can be prevented by knowing the risk factors. Many factors can affect cognitive function impairment including genetic factors, lifestyle, age, and other diseases such as hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting cognitive function impairment in hypertension prolanis patient at the Family Physician Clinic Faculty of Medicine,Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. Type of this research was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional research design. The population in this study were Prolanis participants at the Family Physician Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang, totaling 30 respondents obtained by total sampling technique. The instrument for measured cognitive function was a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire while hypertension and other data were taken based on medical records, blood pressure measurements and direct interviews with respondents. The data was analyzed using the chi-squere test and fisher as an alternative.  Based on the results of this study, there was a significant relationship between stage of hypertension (p value 0.006) with impaired cognitive function and there was no significant relationship between age (p value 0.269), gender (p value 1.000), education (p value 1.000), family function (p value 1.000), BMI (p value 0.269), and duration of hypertension (p value 0.269) to impaired cognitive function. Stage hypertension can affect cognitive impairment in hypertensive patients.

Keywords: Impaired Cognitive Function, Hypertension, Prolanis