COMBINATION OF AUTOGENIC RELAXATION AND PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION REDUCING BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG ELDERLY WITH HYPERTENSION IN A NURSING HOMES Sri Widiyati, Sugih Wijayati, Sukma Diyanatul Faikha, Muhamad Jauhar
Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health Semarang
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that is still become a major health problem in developing countries. The trend of increasing cases occurs every year. Hypertension was caused by lack of physical activity and unhealthy nutrition. One of the high-risk age groups is elderly. Hypertension in the elderly can cause complications such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, and kidney failure. One of the complementary therapies that can reduce blood pressure in the elderly was a combination of autogenic and progressive muscle relaxation. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of autogenic and progressive muscle relaxation combinations in reducing blood pressure in the elderly.
Method: The research design used was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test type with control group. There are 23 elderly for each intervention and control group selected by purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instrument used was a aneroid sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. The intervention was given 2 times a week for 3 weeks with a duration of 15-20 minutes per session. Data analysis uses paired t-test and independent t-test. This study has passed ethical tests from the Medical / Health Research Bioethics Commission Sultan Agung Islamic University No. 055 / I / 2020 / Bioethics Commission.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant effect of a combination of autogenic and progressive muscle relaxation on reducing blood pressure in the elderly significantly with p value = 0.037 (p <0.05) in systolic blood pressure and p value = 0.033 (p <0.05) in diastolic blood pressure.
Conclusion: There is a decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the elderly after taking therapy. These intervention can be integrated in non-communicable disease control programs in primary health care facilities.
