EFEKTIFITAS TERAPI AKUPRESUR PADA TITIK SP 6 (SANYINJIAO) DAN TERAPI SLOW STROKE BACK MASSAGE TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANJUT USIA

Made Indra Ayu Astarini (Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya)
Ninda Ayu Prabasari (Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya)
Kristo Marco Rumangun (Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya)

Jurnal Keperawatan Muhammadiyah
Edisi Khusus (2023): International Conference of Health Innovation and Technology (ICHIT)

Objective: to explain the effectivity of acupressure therapy at the SP 6 (sanyinjiao) point and slow stroke back massage therapy on blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension.Methods: This article used a pre-experimental research design with a one-group pretest-posttest design approach. The population of the study was 26 respondents aged 60 years who had hypertension at Privat Nursing Home in Surabaya. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, obtained a sample of 24 elderly who met the inclusion criteria.  These two therapies were carried out alternately for each patient. Therapy was given 6 times every two days. Test analysis used Paired T-test.Results: The average result of systolic pre-test blood pressure was 149.20 mmHg and diastolic pre-test was 94.58 mmHg, and the post-test systolic average result was 130.33 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure was 72.37 mmHg. Paired T-test blood pressure pre-test and post-test is p= 0.001 < α (0,05)  Conclusion: There is an effect of SP 6 acupressure therapy and Slow Stroke Back Massage therapy on blood pressure in hypertensive elderly. SP 6 acupressure therapy and slow stroke back massage therapy will release endorphins, thereby providing a sense of calm and comfort. This relaxation condition affects changes in blood pressure.