Perbandingan Slow Deep Breathing dengan Kombinasi Back Massage dan Slow Deep Breathing terhadap Tekanan Darah Pasien Hipertensi

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of combination therapy Back massage and Slow Deep Breathing on changes in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Quantitative study Non equivalent control group pretest - posttest design involves 44 respondents into 2 groups, namely 22 respondents in the intervention group combined BM and SDB and 22 respondents in the SDB group. The results showed a significant difference in blood pressure between the combination group of BM and SDB with the SDB group (p = 0.000; α = 0.05) against systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the fifth day. The conclusion of this study is a combination of BM and SDB is an effective therapy for changes in blood pressure. This study recommends that further research be carried out with a larger number of respondents, longer training time and more complex patient conditions such as hypertension patients with complications\n\xa0Keywords: Hypertension; Back Massage; Slow Deep Breathing