<![CDATA[Hypertension is one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that has become a global issue and contributes to morbidity and mortality worldwide, including in Indonesia. In patients with hypertension, their blood vessels experience disorders that disrupt the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the body’s tissues, as well as to the brain, causing head pain. One non-pharmacological therapy to reduce pain levels is head massage. This study aimed To find out the effect of electric head masage on pain scale levels in hypertension patients at Yudhistira Room, Diponegoro General Hospital 21 Klaten. This study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest and posttest setup. The sample size was 100 respondents using purposive sampling technique. Data collection pain scale was done using a numeric rating scale measurement sheet. Data analysis employed the wilcoxon test. Head massage technique intervention on respondents for 10 minutes is given once in the morning. Based on the Wilcoxon test, the results from 100 respondents yielded a p-value of 0.001, which means p<0.05. It can be concluded that head massage therapy has an effect on reducing headache levels in hypertension patients. There is an effect of head massage therapy in lowering headache levels in hypertension patients.]]>
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