PENGARUH SENAM TAI CHI TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA DENGAN HIPETENSI DIPANTI WERDHA MOJOPAHIT KABUPATEN MOJOKERTO

Abstract

The aging process is a natural process accompanied by a decrease in physical, psychological and social conditions. One of the physiological changes is the cardiovascular system. This occurs when the heart valve thickens and becomes stiff, decreases the ability of cardiac contractility, reduced elasticity of blood vessels and increased vascular resistance so that the elderly are more prone to hypertension. Most elderly people are still dependent on antihypertensive drugs, even though there are other therapies that can be done, nemely tai chi exercises. This study aims to analyze the effect of Tai Chi exercises on reducing blood pressure in the eldely with hypertension at nursing home mojopahit mojokerto. This research design use Pre-experimental with one group pre-test pos-test design approach. 12 respondent as samples with purposive sampling technique. The research instrument uses a manual spygnomanometer to measure blood pressure. Paired T Test results obtained with confidence intervals > 1 indicate that the value is significant value of p value 0.000 < (α) 0.05 which means H0 was rejected, meaning that there was an effect of tai chi on reducing blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension in the nursing home mojopahit mojokerto. Tai chi exercise can reduce blood pressure in hypertensive elderly, so the elderly can do routine tai chi exercises and can be used by health workers as a modality therapy in the elderly who experience hypertension. For Further researchers can use a control group or comparison group design by using a time series design for more valid results.