<![CDATA[Hypertension is a disease characterized by an increase in blood pressure that exceeds normal. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of instrumental music (brain activation) on decreasing elderly blood pressure, using the One Group Pre-Post test Design. The sample was chosen by the total sampling technique, namely 10 elderly with hypertension in Herlauw Pauni, Seram Utara Barat District. The results of the analysis using the Wilcoxon test showed p-value = 0.003 (there was an effect of giving instrumental music therapy to the reduction of blood pressure in the elderly in Herlauw Pauni, Seram Utara Barat District). Keywords: elderly, instrumental music therapy, hypertension ABSTRAK Hipertensi merupakan penyakit yang ditandai dengan peningkatan tekanan darah melebihi normal. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh pemberian musik instrumental (aktivasi otak) terhadap penurunan tekanan darah lansia, menggunakan One Group Pre-Post test Design. Sampel dipilih dengan teknik total sampling, yaitu 10 lansia dengan hipertensi di Negeri Herlauw Pauni, Kecamatan Seram Utara Barat. Hasil analisis mengunakan uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan p-value = 0,003 (ada pengaruh pemberian therapy music instrumental terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia di Negeri Herlauw Pauni, Kecamatan Seram Utara Barat). Kata kunci: lansia, terapi musik instrumental, hipertensi]]>
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