Influence of Self-Motivation and Health Locus of Control on Adherence to Medication Among Hypertension Patients

Hypertension is one of the more common comorbidities among patients infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus, whichcauses COVID-19, but many hypertensive patientsdo not comply with taking medication. This study analyzedthe relationship of self-motivation and health locus of control with self-management (medication adherence) among hypertensive patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at Private HospitalSurabaya,Indonesia. The research adopted acorrelative analytic design with a cross-sectional approach, and the study’s population comprised 74hypertensive patientsrecruited by simple random samplingwho were treated at Private Hospital Surabaya,IndonesiaThe instruments used includedthe Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire to measure self-motivation, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale to measure locus of control, and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale–8 to measure self-management (medication adherence). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was employed for data analysis to measure the relationships betweenself-motivation, locus of control,and with self-management (adherence to taking medication). The resultsreveala relationship between self-motivation andadherence to medication at a level of p=0.000 and a relationship between health locus of control and adherence to taking medicationat a level of p=0.000 amonghypertensive patients duringthe COVID-19 pandemicat Private Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia. The findings suggest the value of efforts to provide motivation to patients and support their beingmore responsible in controlling their health conditions by adherence tomedication.