PENGARUH TEKNIK RELAKSASI PERNAFASAN DIAFRAGMA TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH TINGGI PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI PRIMER

Abstract

Diaphragmatic breathing relaxation technique is the easiest and most useful relaxation technique for lowering blood pressure. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of diaphragmatic breathing relaxation techniques on reducing blood pressure in primary hypertension patients treated at the Pirgandi Regional General Hospital, Medan. This research used a Quasi Experiment design with a two group post test type. The sampling technique used was a purposive sampling technique of 44 people who were divided into two groups, namely the group that would be tested before being given treatment, then given intervention (N=22). In the intervention group, diaphragmatic breathing relaxation technique training was given once a day for three consecutive days, each exercise was carried out for 10-15 minutes, and they were given another test and then the control group (N=22) did not receive any treatment. Data collection in this study was data directly obtained from the research object by means of interviews and blood pressure observations. Based on the Mann Whitney test, the results obtained were systolic blood pressure P. value = 0.003 and diastolic blood pressure P. value = 0.001. Because these two p-values are smaller than  (0.05), it can be concluded that there is an influence of diaphragmatic breathing relaxation techniques on reducing high blood pressure in primary hypertension patients. It is hoped that it can be used in providing nursing care as an independent intervention for primary hypertension patients in hospitals.