The Effects of Foot Touch Therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients in The Puskesmas Of Dlanggu Mojokerto

Abstract

Hypertension is a disease of the cardiovascular system which is one of the causes of high mortality and morbidity. The anti-hypertensive drugs taken contain chemicals with various side effects and are used for life. One of the treatments for non-pharmacological hypertension is touch therapy. This study aims to determine the effects of foot touch therapy to reduce blood pressure of hypertensive sufferers. This research employed a Quasi Experiment design with a Non-Equivalent Control Group design. The population ofthe treatment group and control group were patients with grade 1 hypertension consisting of 30 treatment groups and 30 control groups. The treatment group receivedfoot touch therapy for 5 consecutive days for 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, the measurement of blood pressure employeda digital blood meter. The data processing and data analysis employedpaired t test, and the effectiveness test employed ancova test. The results of the studyreveals that the systolic blood pressure increases by 13.6 mmHg and the diastolic decreases in diastolic blood pressure by 8.5 mmHg. The result showsp value 0.000 <α, and it is concluded that H0 is rejected and means that Foot Touch Therapy against blood pressure for patients with hypertension effectively reduces systolic blood pressure. The therapy model is considered good by 72.8%. The results of the analysis of the equivalence test in the diastolic variable group using the Levene's test obtained p value> α.It can be concluded that the data is homogeneous. The Ancova analysis results obtain F count 82.53 and p-value 0.000 <α, it can be concluded that H0 is rejected. It means that foottouch therapy against blood pressure in patients with hypertension effectively reduces diastolic blood pressure. The model of therapy is quite good by62%. Foot touch therapy technique done with 15-20 minute- massage is proven to effectively reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in people with hypertension. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended to conduct further research by applying touch therapy to patients with severe hypertension.