<![CDATA[ABSTRACT Background: Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure with systolic and diastolic values showing more than 130/80 mmHg. There are two principles of hypertension management, the administration of antihypertensive drugs and lifestyle modification. Lifestyle modification that can be done is physical activity that is yoga exercises. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of yoga exercises on the blood pressure of elderly patients with hypertension at the working area of Banjar Serasan Health Centre Methods: This research was a quantitative study with a true experiment research design. The population in this study was the elderly with hypertension in the working area of the Banjar Serasan Community Health Center, including 32 participants selected according to inclusion criteria. Analysis of the data used were paired sample t test and independent sample t test. Results: Based on the paired sample t test, the results showed that there were differences in average of blood pressure values before and after yoga exercises given to the intervention group with a p value (0.000) on systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and there were no difference in the average of blood pressure values before and after yoga exercises given to the control group with p value (0.233) on systolic blood pressure and p value (0.144) on diastolic blood pressure. Based on the Independent sample t test, the results showed that there were no difference in the average of the intervention group with the control group with a p value (0.121) on systolic blood pressure and p value (0.995) on diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion: Yoga exercises effectively reduce blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension Keywords: Hypertension, elderly, yoga exercises, blood pressure ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Hipertensi adalah kenaikan tekanan darah dengan nilai sistolik dan diastolik menunjukkan angka lebih dari 130/80 mmHg. Terdapat dua prinsip penatalaksanaan hipertensi yaitu dengan pemberian obat-obatan antihipertensi dan modifikasi gaya hidup. Salah satu modifikasi gaya hidup yang dapat dilakukan adalah melakukan aktivitas fisik yaitu senam yoga. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui efektivitas senam yoga terhadap tekanan darah lansia penderita hipertensi di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Banjar Serasan Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian true experiment. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah lansia penderita hipertensi di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Banjar Serasan, diantaranya 32 partisipan dipilih sesuai kriteria inklusi. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis bivariat yaitu uji paired sample t test dan uji independent sample t test. Hasil: Berdasarkan uji Paired sample t test menunjukkan hasil terdapat perbedaan rata-rata nilai tekanan darah sebelum dan sesudah diberikan senam yoga pada kelompok intervensi dengan p value (0,000) pada tekanan darah sistolik maupun diastolik serta tidak terdapat perbedaan rata-rata nilai tekanan darah sebelum dan sesudah diberikan senam yoga pada kelompok kontrol dengan p value (0,233) pada tekanan darah sistolik dan p value (0,144) pada tekanan darah diastolik. Berdasarkaan uji Independent sample t test menunjukkan hasil bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan rata-rata pada kelompok intervensi dengan kelompok kontrol dengan nilai p value (0,121) pada tekanan darah sistolik dan p value (0,995) pada tekanan darah diastolik Kesimpulan: Senam yoga efektif menurunkan tekanan darah pada lansia penderita hipertensi Kata kunci: Hipertensi, lansia, senam yoga, tekanan darah]]>
