PENGARUH 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
