The Effect of Slow Deep Breathing on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients in the Internal Medicine Ward of Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang

Rantika Rama Nurhanifa; Wahyuningsih Wahyuningsih; Niken Sukesi; Dwi Retnaningsih

doi:10.55606/ijhs.v6i1.6968

Authors

Rantika Rama Nurhanifa Universitas Widya Husada Semarang
Wahyuningsih Wahyuningsih Universitas Widya Husada Semarang
Niken Sukesi Universitas Widya Husada Semarang
Dwi Retnaningsih Universitas Widya Husada Semarang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55606/ijhs.v6i1.6968

Keywords:

Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Non-Pharmacology, Relaxation, Slow Deep Breathing

Abstract

Due to non-compliance in treatment, the risk of hypertension complications remains high, as well as the lack of evidence of the use of non-pharmacological techniques of slow deep breathing in hypertensive patients in the inpatient ward. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an effect of slow deep breathing on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The quantitative research method with a quasi-experimental design and a two-group pretest-posttest with control design . The sample in this study was 40 respondents with hypertension aged 25 years and over who were conscious and cooperative and signed an informed consent . The location of the study was at Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang. The instruments used included the researcher himself, a slow deep breathing SOP sheet , a digital sphygmomanometer, and an observation sheet. Data analysis used the Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that there was an effect of slow deep breathing on blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the internal medicine ward of Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang with a p value of 0.001. It can be concluded that slow deep breathing intervention helps reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

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