PENGARUH SENAM LANSIA TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI PADA KELOMPOK SENAM LANSIA DI BANJAR KAJA SESETAN DENPASAR SELATAN

Abstract: Hypertension is a common disease in the elderly. Hypertension is also a risk factor for cardiovascular  disease.  High  incidence  of  hypertension  in  the  elderly  requires  health  professionals  to  perform  the role of  prevention  and  health  promotion  efforts. The prevention  can be  done  to  prevent  the  hypertensive  elderly  by  doing  non-pharmacological  therapies  are breathing  exercises  and  gymnastics  in  the  elderly.  This  study  aims  to  determine  the  effect  of breathing  exercises  and  gymnastics  in  the  elderly  on  blood  pressure  elderly  with  the hypertension.
This study is a Pre-Eksperimental  with used a design One Group Pre Test-Post test Design.  This  study  is  a  technique   purposive  sampling  and  obtained  24  people  samples  in  55  people  population,  which  selected  according  to  the  inclution  criteria.  The  research  was  conducted  in  Banjar Kaja Sesetan for 2 weeks in different days they are Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
The  results  of  the  analysis  using  non-parametric  test  Wilcoxon  test  showed  that  breathing  exercises and gymnastics in the elderly affects the elderly with hypertension, blood pressure (p < 0,05).
According on the finding result of the study suggested to the Banjar Kaja Sesetan to always  give breathing exercises and gymnastics in the elderly three times a week.
Key Word: breathing exercises, gymnastics in the elderly, elderly, hypertension
Penulis: Astari,  Putu  Dyah.,  DR.dr.I  Putu  Gede  Adiatmika,  M.Kes,  Sp.Erg,  AIFO  
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd130094

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