Changing Dietary Behavior in Elderly with Hypertension through Hypertension Random Card Game

The main factor in the problems of hypertensive patients is lack dietary compliance. Consumption high sodium and fat causes uncontrolled hypertension, leading to complications such as stroke. Efforts treat hypertension with a approach are Dietary Approach Stop Hypertension (DASH). DASH, which has been modified form random card game, method improving patterns elderly. implementation community service change behavior elderly people uses case series where number respondents 17 people. After health education playing Random Card Game, experienced an increase changes, namely 14 (82%) positive category or already on diet 2 (18%) negative not yet diet. Health educational games more fun than conventional lecture discussion methods. intervention, all aspects including cognitive aspects, affective psychomotor increased. Recommendations that can be given conduct periodic evaluations through so detailed analysis picture obtained.