Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR)
Vol. 2 No. 6 (2023): June 2023

The Effect of the Benson Relaxation Technique on Blood Pressure in the Elderly

Vincencius Surani (Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas Palembang)
Lilik Pranata (Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas Palembang)
Sri Indaryati (Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas Palembang)
Keristina Ajul (Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas Palembang)
Srimiati (Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jul 2023

Abstract

The problem that often occurs in the elderly is changes in blood pressure. The condition of blood pressure that often occurs is hypertension. This study aims to analyze the impact of benson relaxation techniques on blood pressure in the elderly. This research is a quantitative study with a one group pretest-posttest (pre-experimental) design. The number of samples in this study was 30 respondents with a sampling technique using total sampling. The data collection tool used a questionnaire which consisted of a survey on the characteristics of the respondents, an aneroid sphygmomanometer, and a stethoscope. The intervention used is the Benson relaxation technique. Data collection was carried out before and after the implementation of the intervention. Research data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test with a p-value <0.05. The conclusion in this study is that there are significant differences in elderly blood pressure before and after the intervention.

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fjmr

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Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education Social Sciences

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Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR) is a multidisciplinary journal published by Formosa Publisher. Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR) is published every month (monthly). Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR) is a peer reviewed, open access, and ...