The Effect of Hypertension Exercise on Blood Pressure in Elderly People with Hypertension in Lesti Hamlet, Dawuhan Village, Poncokusumo District

Abstract

Hypertension in the elderly is caused by changes in the cardiovascular system, namely reduced elasticity of blood vessels. One treatment for hypertension is by doing physical activity, one of which is doing hypertension exercises. This research used a pre-experimental design with a one group pretest pottest, using a total sampling technique with a total of 20 respondents. The research results showed that the mean systolic pressure was 165.05 mmHg, maximum 208 mmHg, standard deviation 18.048 and mean diastolic pressure 105.30 mmHg, maximum 156 mmHg, standard deviation 20.568 before the intervention was given. Meanwhile, after giving the intervention, the mean systolic blood pressure was 159.30 mmHg, maximum 194 mmHg, standard deviation 14.729, and mean diastolic blood pressure 93.80 mmHg, maximum 146 mmHg, standard deviation 18.150. From the results of data analysis, it was found that the P-Value was 0.001 or (<0.05). So it can be concluded that there is effectiveness of hypertension exercise on blood pressure with hypertension in the elderly in Lesti Hamlet, Dawuhan Village, Poncokusumo District