[Hipertensi dapat menyebabkan ansietas yang dapat mempengaruhi kualitas hidupdan beban bagi klien. Ansietas yang berkepanjangan menimbulkan perilakumaladaptif sehingga dapat menyebabkan ganggguan jiwa. Tujuan karya ilmiahakhir ini untuk memberikan gambaran tentang penerapan terapi suportif padaklien dengan hipertensi yang mengalami ansietas menggunakan pendekatan SocialSupport Theory. Terapi suportif diberikan kepada 15 klien hipertensi yangmengalami ansietas. Hasil penerapan terapi suportif ini menunjukan dapatmenurunkan tanda dan gejala ansietas dan meningkatkan kemampuan klien dalammenggunakan sumber dukungan. Terapi suportif direkomendasikan sebagai terapispesialis keperawatan untuk meningkatkan dukungan sosial dalam mengatasiansietas.

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Hypertension can caused anxiety and may influence patient’s quality of life.

Anxiety can be burden to patient with hypertension. Prolong anxiety may cause

maladaptive behavior which can create mental health issues. The purpose of this

final report is to describe the implementation of support therapy on hypertension

patient who experience anxiety using social support theory. Support therapy was

given onto hypertension 15 patients who experience anxiety. The result shows that

the supportive therapy could decrease level of anxiety symptoms of hypertension

patient and increase patient’s ability in using supporting system. It is

recommended that support therapy become nursing specialist therapy to improve

social support in treating anxiety., Hypertension can caused anxiety and may influence patient’s quality of life.

Anxiety can be burden to patient with hypertension. Prolong anxiety may cause

maladaptive behavior which can create mental health issues. The purpose of this

final report is to describe the implementation of support therapy on hypertension

patient who experience anxiety using social support theory. Support therapy was

given onto hypertension 15 patients who experience anxiety. The result shows that

the supportive therapy could decrease level of anxiety symptoms of hypertension

patient and increase patient’s ability in using supporting system. It is

recommended that support therapy become nursing specialist therapy to improve

social support in treating anxiety.]