Motivation for the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapy in Patients with Hypertension

Meutia Zuhra*, Mursal, Abdul Gani, Sri Andala, Ida Suryawati, Rizki Maulidya, Nikmaturrahmah
STIKes Muhammadiyah Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia
*Corresponding Author
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51584/IJRIAS.2023.8603
Received: 25 May 2023; Accepted: 02 June 2023; Published: 03 July 2023

Abstract – Hypertension is a worldwide public health issue. People with hypertension use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy to lower the risk of problems and attain the intended level of health. People prefer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) because they want to get better quickly, because it is appropriate, inexpensive, and healing is speed, and because they feel comfortable and peaceful after being treated. The study’s goal was to investigate the motivation of hypertension patients in Meureubo Village, Makmur District, and Bireuen Regency to adopt complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy. The descriptive design is used in this investigation. The complete sample technique was used to select 103 hypertensive respondents for this investigation. The findings revealed that 48 patients with hypertension (46.6%) were highly motivated to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy. According to the study’s findings, the majority of respondents are highly motivated to pursue complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy. It is recommended that people with hypertension use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy as an alternative non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension by meeting the requirements for the right selection of ingredients, the right dose, the right time to use it, and the right way to use it in order to achieve the best results while remaining safe to use.

Keywords: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), Hypertension, Motivation

I. Introduction

Today, hypertension is a health problem in all parts of the world. Hypertension is dubbed as the “silent killer” which is a chronic condition characterized by increased blood pressure that causes the heart to work harder to circulate blood throughout the body. Hypertension causes disruption in blood flow, blood vessels become damaged, even causing degenerative diseases and even death. Blood pressure is said to be hypertensive if systolic pressure ≥140 mmHg and diastolic ≥90 mmHg (Sari, 2019).
Based on to WHO (2021), the global prevalence of hypertension is 22% of the total population in the world. Africa is the region with the highest prevalence at 27% of the world’s total population, the Eastern Mediterranean is in second place at 26%, and Southeast Asia, at 25%, is in the third highest position. While America is the region with the lowest prevalence of 18% of the total incidence in the world. It is estimated that by 2025, as the number of hypertension sufferers continues to increase, there will be 1.5 billion people, and every year 9.4 million people will die from hypertension and its complications.
Every year, the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia rises. From 2013 to 2018, the prevalence of hypertension grew from 25.8% to 34.11%. South Kalimantan has the highest frequency at 44.13%, followed by West Java at 39.6% and East Kalimantan at 39.3%. Meanwhile, Papua Province has the lowest prevalence at 22.2% (Riskesdas, 2013). The results of Kementerian Kesehatan RI, (2018) the prevalence of hypertension in Aceh is 26.45%. The district with the highest prevalence is Bener Meriah Regency at 36.75%, followed by Langsa City in second position at 35.07%, and in third position is Aceh Tamiang at 34.97%. While in Bireuen Regency it was 27.15%.

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