Jurnal Penelitian
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): JURNAL PENELITIAN

PENGARUH TERAPI REFLEKSI KAKI TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA HIPERTENSI DI KECAMATAN CAMPURDARAT KABUPATEN TULUNGAGUNG

Angga Miftakhul Nizar (STIKes Hutama Abdi Husada Tulungagung)
Farida Farida (STIKes Hutama Abdi Husada Tulungagung)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Jun 2022

Abstract

Hypertension is a contributor to death from non-communicable diseases by 60%. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving foot reflexology therapy on blood pressure in the elderly in Campurdarat District. The research design used a quasi-experimental approach with a pre-post test design approach. The number of research samples was 116 respondents who were selected using purposive sampling. The results showed that the difference in mean blood pressure before and after foot reflexology therapy was 14 mmHg for systolic and 11 mmHg for diastolic. Based on the statistical paired T Test where the level of significance or p (0.05) obtained a P value of 0.001 so that the P value < value, therefore there is the Effect of Foot Reflexology Therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Elderly in Campurdarat District, Tulungagung Regency in 2022. The results of This study proves that reflection therapy can reduce blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. The provision of foot reflexology therapy must be balanced with regular exercise, control of diet, and consumption of drugs according to indications to get optimal results.  

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Journal Info

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jp

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Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

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Research Journal of Institute of Health Science Nahdlatul Ulama Tuban is published by the IIKNU Tuban Community Service Research Institute. Published 2 times a year in June and December. Since January 2021, the journal has been ACCREDITATED with the grade "SINTA 6" by the Ministry of Research, ...