Effect of Consumption of Antihypertensive Drugs Type Of Calcium Channel Blockers As A Factor Causing Xerostomia On Quality Of Life In The Elderly

Abstract

Background: In general, diseases experienced by the elderly are non-communicable
diseases, degenerative such as hypertension. The consumption of antihypertensive drugs
cannot be ignored by sufferers, but the side effects of taking hypertension drugs cannot be
avoided, one of which exerts the influence of xerostomia in old age. Complaints that arise
due to this xerostomia can affect the health of the teeth and oral cavity which will affect
the level of quality of life in the elderly.
Objective: to know the influence of the consumption of antihypertensive drugs of the type
of calcium antagonists as a causative factor of xerostomia on the quality of life in the
elderly.
Method: this study is a cross-sectional which was carried out in July 2022 at the
Flamboyant Elderly Posyandu Surabaya. The subjects were 35 elderly people who met the
criteria taken by purposive sampling technique. The data collection instrument used
questions to determine the consumption of calcium antagonist-type antihypertensive drugs,
stopwatches and glass tubes for measuring xerostomia by spitting method, and OHIP-14
questionnaires to measure the level of quality of life. Wilcoxon test to analyze the effect of
consumption of calcium antagonist-type antihypertensive drugs as a causative factor of
xerostomia on the quality of life in the elderly with a degree of meaningfulness (α) = 0.05.
Result: The elderly who took calcium antagonist-type antihypertensive drugs mostly
experienced xerostomia with low criteria and quality of life levels in xerostomia elderly
who consumed calcium antagonist-type antihypertensive drugs in the category of low
quality of life level. The results of statistical tests are known to have an influence on the
consumption of antihypertensive drugs type of calcium antagonists as a factor causing
xerostomia on the quality of life in the elderly (p<0.05).
Conclusion: the presence of the influence of the consumption of antihypertensive drugs of
the antagonist type of calcium as a causative factor of xerostomia on the quality of life in
the elderly.