Pengaruh Pemberian Terapi Komplementer Air Rebusan Daun Binahong Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Pada Lansia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Increased blood pressure is one manifestation of the generation of cardiovascular organs in the elderly. Hypertension sufferers must control blood pressure non-pharmacologically by drinking decoction water from binahong leaves. Binahong leaves are useful for preventing narrowing of blood vessels and reducing high blood pressure. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of providing complementary therapy with decoction water from binahong leaves on reducing blood pressure in the elderly at the Cibeureum health center working area. This study method is a quasi-experiment with a two group pre-test and post-test with control group design. The sample studied was 30 respondents using purposive sampling technique. The results of this study show that there is an effect of giving decoction water from binahong leaves on reducing blood pressure in the elderly in Cibeureum subdistrict from 15 respondents for the systolic variable with a p-value of 0.000 and for the diastolic variable, the value was 0.002. The systolic and diastolic variables, the p-value is < α (0.05). In conclusion, it can be concluded that there is an effect of providing complementary therapy with decoction water from binahong leaves on reducing blood pressure significantly in the target area Cibeureum public health center.

Keywords: hypertension; elderly; decoction of binahong leaves

ABSTRAK

Peningkatan tekanan darah merupakan salah satu manifestasi dari generasi organ kardiovaskular pada lansia. Penderita hipertensi harus mengendalikan tekanan darah secara non-farmakologi dengan meminum air rebusan daun binahong. Daun binahong bermanfaat untuk mencegah penyempitan pembuluh darah dan menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian terapi komplementer air rebusan daun binahong terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia di wilayah kerja puskesmas cibeureum. Metode penelitian ini adalah quasi-eksperiment dengan rancangan two group pre and post with control group design. Sampel yang diteliti sebanyak 30 responden dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh pemberian air rebusan daun binahong terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia di wilayah kerja puskesmas Cibeureum dari 15 responden pada variabel sistolik nilai p 0,000 dan pada variabel diastolik diperoleh nilai 0,002. Pada variabel sistolik maupun diastolik nilai p < α (0,05). Kesimpulan dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pemberian terapi komplementer air rebusan daun binahong terhadap penurunan tekanan darah secara signifikan di wilayah puskesmas Cibeureum.

Kata kunci: hipertensi; lansia; rebusan daun binahong