PENGARUH TERAPI RELAKSASI TARIK NAFAS DALAM TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI DESA TIHINGAN BANJARANGKAN KLUNGKUNG.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of deep breathing relaxation therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. Hypertension or high blood pressure disease is a chronic condition characterized by increased blood pressure in the arteries, causing the heart to pump and work harder to circulate blood throughout the body. Elderly (elderly) is someone who has entered the final stages of the phase of life, the elderly is the final process of aging. Relaxation technique is one of the non-pharmacological therapies used in pain management. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of deep breathing relaxation therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension in Tihingan Village, Banjarangkan Klungkung. The design of this study used a pre-experimental method with a one group pre-posttest design approach, this sample consisted of 18 respondents, using a purposive sampling technique and measuring instruments used were blood pressure meters, stethoscopes, observation sheets, SOPs for deep breathing techniques. Data analysis using Wilcoxson test. The results showed that the systolic and diastolic blood pressure before being given deep breath relaxation therapy had an average systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure more than 97.7 mmHg, after being given deep breath relaxation therapy the average systolic blood pressure was 148, 88. mmHg and diastolic of 90.55 mmHg. The results of the analysis of this study obtained a systolic p value = 0.001 (a = 0.05) and a diastolic p value = 0.002 (a = 0.05) which means that the p value < 0.05, so the hypothesis in this study is accepted, which is statistically there is an effect of deep breathing on the decrease in diastolic blood pressure.