PENGARUH SENAM JANTUNG TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI UPT PUSKESMAS HELVETIA MEDAN 2020

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Hypertension or often knownn ass highh bloodd pressuree iss aa conditionn where there is pressure on blood dvessels that increase gradually (World Health Organization, 2018). Highh bloodd pressuree iss also aa problem that occurs in blood vessels and can cause disruption of oxygen supply. The general objective ofxt tthisx studyx wasx tox determinex thex effect of heart exercises on reducing bloodx pressurex inx elderlyx people withx xhypertension at the UPT Puskesmas Helvetia Medan 2020. Thex studyx designx usedx wasx  xa one-groupx xpre-post testx design.x Thex results ofx thex Wilocoxon Signed Rank Test xpre-testx andx postxtest showed thex resultsx ofx diastolic blood pressure, namely a Z value of 3,961 withx a x p-valuex ofx 0,000.x xFrom thex p-value test value smaller thanx x0.05 (0,000 <0.05). So wex can interpret thatx Hox xis rejectedx so therex  isx ax differencex betweenx prextest andx postxtest diastole pressure. Conclusion: Thex Effect ofx Heart Gymnastics onv Decreasing xBlood Pressurex inx Elderlyx Patients withx Hypertensionx inx UPT Puskesmas Helvetia Medan in 2020. For patients with hypertension, itx isx expectedx xthat thisx researchx canx bex a motivation forx the elderly who have a history of hypertension to make heart gymnastics a physical exercise that can be done routinely to prevent hypertension, especially in UPT Puskesmas Helvetia Medan 2020