The Effectiveness of Flexibility Training and Autogenic Relaxation Towards Blood Pressure Change in Hypertension Patients

Abstract

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most common public health problems in the world including Indonesia. Hypertension is a disease caused by blood pressure that passes normal blood pressure (TD Systolic ≥140 mmHg and Diastolic TD ≥ 90 mmHg). Nonpharmacological action Exercise Flexibility and Autogenic Relaxation is one of the alternative therapies for lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The research aimed to determine the effect of autogenic flexibility and relaxation exercises on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. This research used a Quasy Experiment design using pre-test and post-test Group design, using Non-Probability sampling samples involving 30 respondents. The test results of pre and post-differences in a flexibility training group with the Wilcoxon test obtained a p-value of 0.004 <0.05 then Ho was rejected. The test result of pre and post-difference in the autogenic relaxation group with the Wilcoxon test obtained a p-value of 0.001 <0.05 then Ho was rejected. The test result difference of mean-ended systolic blood pressure and final diastolic blood pressure with Mann Whitney U test in autogenic flexibility and relaxation exercise obtained a p-value 0.466>0.05 for systolic and p-value 0.265 >0.05 for diastolic. Then Ho was accepted and H1 was rejected, meaning there was no effectiveness between flexibility and autogenic relaxation exercises. The results of this research might serve as a reference for nurses to make the exercise of autogenic flexibility and relaxation one of the independent nursing interventions and incorporate this autogenic flexibility and relaxation exercise in the management stages of hypertensive patients.