Penerapan Ebn Slow Deep Breathing terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah pada Keluarga Lansia dengan Hipertensi di RW 03 Kel. Karyamulya, Kec. Kesambi, Kota Cirebon

Abstract

Hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by sistolic blood pressure reaching 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure reaching 90 mmHg. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension is categorized as a serious health problem and can increase the risk of heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases. One non-pharmacological management in treating hypertension is the slow deep breathing relaxation technique. The goal of applying slow deep breathing is to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. This study used a qualitative approach with a case study approach, focusing on family nursing care with two subjects diagnosed with hypertension. The results showed that after implementing slow deep breathing for three visits, the pre-intervention evaluation (pre-test) showed blood pressure of 170100 mmHg for respondent 1 and 14090 mmHg for respondent 2. After receiving slow deep breathing therapy regularly for three consecutive days, there was a significant decrease in blood pressure (post-test) to 15590 mmHg for respondent 1 and 12880 mmHg for respondent 2. This indicates that slow deep breathing therapy is effective in lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Therefore, this non-pharmacological technique can be recommended as a self-help modality for patients to regularly control and maintain stable blood pressure.