International Journal of Social Science
Vol. 1 No. 3: October 2021

SLOW DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE ON PATIENTS’ BLOOD PRESSURE WITH HYPERTENSION IN WORKING AREA OF KERTOSARI HEALTH CENTER BANYUWANGI 2020

Rima Ambarwati (Banyuwangi Institute of Health Sciences Indonesia)
Masroni (Banyuwangi Institute of Health Sciences Indonesia)
Anita Dwi Ariyani (Banyuwangi Institute of Health Sciences Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Oct 2021

Abstract

Slow deep breathing exercise is a non-pharmacological therapy in hypertension patients without comorbidities that can reduce blood pressure. This study aimed to investigate the effect of slow deep breathing exercise on patients’ blood pressure with hypertension in working area of Kertosari Health Center Banyuwangi. This study used experimental design with One-Group Pre-test - Post-test. The sample consisted of 11 respondents who fit the inclusion criteria recruited from an observation sheet of blood pressure measurement using a digital sphygmomanometer, then processed by conducting scoring, tabulating and statistical analysis using Paired T-Test from SPSS 25 for windows. The average respondent's SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure) before SDB (slow deep breathing) was 162.82 mmHg and after SDB was 133.27 mmHg. The average DBP before SDB was 87.91 mmHg and after SDB was 80.09 mmHg. Further analysis used Paired T-Test found ρ value = 0.000, α = 0.05 or ρ value < 0.05. It can be concluded that there was a significant Effect of Slow Deep Breathing Exercise on Patients' Blood Pressure with Hypertension in Working Area of Kertosari Health Center Banyuwangi 2020.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSS

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Environmental Science Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health Social Sciences Other

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"IJSS” for International Journal of Sosial Science, published by Bajang Instiute. Published in two formats, printed version of ISSN:2798-3463 and the online version of ISSN:2798-4079, both of which are published six times in one year. The scope of the journal studies broadly includes: Culture (a ...