<![CDATA[Hypertension is a disease that affects many elderly. Non-pharmacological management is recommended to avoid the effects of pharmacological treatment in the elderly. It can be performed by a deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation therapy. Breathing can stimulate the release of nitric oxide to dilate the blood vessels so that blood pressure can be lowered. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy can decrease sympathetic nerve activity that causes vascular vasodilatation so that blood pressure lowered. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in therapeutic effect of deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation therapy for hypertensive elderly blood pressure reduction. This study used a quasi experimental design with non-equivalent approach Comparison Group Pretest-Posttest Design using a paired t test, unpaired t test and Man-Whitney test. Total sample of 30 respondents dispersed 15 people got a deep breath therapy and 15 received progressive muscle relaxation therapy. The results showed that there were reductions in blood pressure in each group with p = 0.000 and there are differences in blood pressure reduction between treatment groups deep breath and progressive muscle relaxation therapy with p = 0.001 and p = 0.042 systolic. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy better at lowering blood pressure in the elderly. It is recommended to perform progressive muscle relaxation for the Nonpharmacologic treatment of hypertension in older adults with hypertension.]]>
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