PEMBERIAN AIR REBUSAN SELEDRI (Apium graveolens L.) TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS IV DENPASAR SELATAN
Abstract: The increase of
blood pressure is one of the manifestations of cardiovascular organ
degeneration in the elderly. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that can
lower blood pressure is the administration of Celery’s decoction. Celery
contains 3-n-butylpthalida and apigenin which is very helpful to prevent the
narrowing of blood vessels and to reduce the high blood pressure. The study
aims to determine the provision of the decoction of celery to decrease blood
pressure in the elderly in the Public Health Center IV of South Denpasar. The
study used a research design of quasy-experimental design with pre-test and
post-test of control group. The samples consisted of 30 elderly who were
divided into treatment group and control group with simple random sampling. The
analysis of the data using non-parametric Mann Whitney test ( = 0.05) which indicates a significant difference between the
treatment group and the control group with a significance value of 0.000.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the administration of the decoction of
celery for the elderly people effected on the blood pressure reduction.
Penulis: Iswari, PA., Ns. Ni Komang
Ari Sawitri, S.Kep.,M.Sc, Ns. Ika Widi Astuti, M.Kep.Sp.Kep.Mat
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd150016
