PENGARUH TERAPI TERTAWA TERHADAP PERUBAHAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI DI KLINIK GERIATRI RSUD BANGIL PASURUAN

Abstract

High blood pressure or hypertension is often referred to as the silent killer because it is a deadly disease. Prevention of hypertension can be done with several efforts, it is pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. One of the non-pharmacological methods that can be used is laughter therapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of laughter therapy on blood pressure changes in elderly with hypertension. The study design was pre-experimental with one group time series design approach. The population in this study was all the elderly who had hypertension and were treated at the Geriatric Clinic at Bangil Pasuruan Hospital as many as 39 respondents. The sampling technique of this study was consecutive sampling. The number of samples were 20 respondents. This study instrument were sphygmomanometer, stethoscope and SOP. Data analysis used paired t test. The results suggested that blood pressure in hypertensive patients at the first meeting was 162 mmHg, and the average diastolic pressure was 98.5 mmHg before laughing therapy. The eighth day suggested that the average systolic pressure was 129.5 mmHg, and the average diastolic pressure was 82.2 mmHg after laughing therapy. The results of the paired T test suggested the pvalue = 0.000 so that there was an effect of laughter therapy on blood pressure changes in elderly with hypertension at the Geriatric Clinic, Bangil Pasuruan Hospital. Laughter will increase the flow of blood and oxygen in the blood, so that the blood vessels become elastic again and there is dilation of the blood vessels which causes blood circulation to be smooth and blood pressure to return to normal.