Nursing Sciences Journal
Vol 10 No 1 (2026): April 2026

BRIDGING EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE: RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TYPES FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH HYPERTENSION

Nurma Afiani (Departement of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Malang, 65145 Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Neni Fidya Santi (Departement of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Malang, 65145 Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Kurniawan Erman Wicaksono (Health Information Management Vocational Study Program, Jember State Polytechnic, 68122 Jember, East Java, Indonesia)
Yuli Wahyuni (Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Vocational School, Pakuan University, 16134 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia)
Sri Haryuni (Faculty of Health Science, University of Kadiri, 64115 Kediri, East Java, Indonesia)
Novita Ana Anggraini (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas STRADA Indonesia, 64123 Kediri, East Java, Indonesia)
Abdurahman Wahid (School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, 70714 Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 May 2026

Abstract

It is evident that physical activity has a significant impact on blood pressure levels in older adults diagnosed with hypertension. However, the type of physical activity among older adults with hypertension remains insufficiently studied. The objective of the present study was to investigate the proposed type of physical activity for older adults suffering from hypertension. The present study was a review, 1280 publications were identified through database searches conducted using ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCO, and Springer Link. PRISMA guidelines were used to report this review. Ten articles met the inclusion criteria, including studies evaluating the effects of physical activity or exercise training on blood pressure; research involving participants diagnosed with hypertension; research reporting findings pertaining to blood pressure; investigations employing an experimental design, written in English, published between 2019-2024. The findings demonstrated that a combination of exercises (aerobic, resistance, and stretching exercises) yielded superior outcomes in comparison to other forms of physical activity in older adults. The findings of this study indicate that resistance training should be performed prior to aerobic exercise in order to achieve optimal results.

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nsj

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Nursing Public Health

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Nursing Sciences Journal (NSJ), is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to publish research papers in nursing areas such as fundamental and basic nursing, adult or medical surgical nursing, neonatal and pediatric nursing, maternity nursing, mental health and psychiatric nursing, family and community ...