Paket Lengkap Efek Terapi Pijat Refleksi Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Pada Lanjut Usia Dengan Hipertensi
Abstract: Elderly in the age of 60 or above is a natural process that can not beavoided where the life of man as a human being is limited by a rule of nature. Asa result of the aging process, the blood vessels become stiff and affect the leftventricular wall reduce its elasticity, resulting in a progressive increase of bloodpressure. The treatment of hypertension in addition to pharmacological therapycould also use non-pharmacological therapies such as reflexology massage.Method: The research design used in this study was pre-experimental using one group pretest-posttest approach. In this research, the researchers measuredblood pressure before and after the treatment (reflexology massage). The sampleof this study was 20 respondents using purposive sampling. This research used statistical t-test analysis test, because it had a scale ratio data. Result : The resultof t-test showed that p <0.0001, means that there was significantly different resultbefore and after treatment with reflexology massage on the feet with a medium timber. Discussion : It is expected that people with hypertension do the feetreflexology massage in order to taking medication because can lower systolic blood pressure.
Keywords: elderly, reflexology massage, hypertension
Penulis: Levi Tina Sari, Nevy Norma Renityas dan Wahyu Wibisono
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd140365
