Jurnal Berita Ilmu Keperawatan
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023): January

Foot Bath with warm water for hypertension therapy : A narrative review

Bietris Warisyu (Universitas Indonesia)
Elly Nurrachmah (Universitas Indonesia)
Riri Maria (Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2023

Abstract

Soak feet with warm water is a combined therapy method of thermotherapy and hydrotherapy that works to release istamine and bradykinin. The release of istamine and bradykinin causes vasodilation of blood vessels. The purpose of the study: to identify the effect of soaking the feet with warm water on lowering blood pressure. Method:This research is a quantitative research with a systematic review method. The research design used was Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) with 9 studies.Results:Obtained from 9 studies the average p-value <0.05. p-value of diastolic blood pressure was 0.00 and p-value of systolic blood pressure was 0.00. Conclusion:Warm water therapy can be put incomplementary therapy groupcare for hypertensive patients. However, the temperature and duration of soaking the feet with warm water must be considered in order to avoid hypotension or low blood pressure

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bik

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Berita Ilmu Keperawatan focuses on sharing data and information to support evidence-based practice. Articles with focus on evidence-based nursing will be considered, including nursing education, medical and surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, mental health nursing, management and leadership ...