The Effectiveness of Warm Water Foot Soaks and Progressive Muscle Relaxation to Reduce Blood Pressure Among Patients with Hypertension in Cihanjuang Rahayu Village, West Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

One of the highest cardiovascular diseases that cause premature death is hypertension. In addition to pharmacological therapy used to maintain blood pressure ≤ 140/90 mmHg, there are also non-pharmacological therapies, namely warm water foot soak and progressive muscle relaxation. This study aims to determine the effect of a warm water foot soak and progressive muscle relaxation therapy in hypertensive patients. The design used in this research is Quasi-Experiment, with the design with the pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group. The sampling technique is consecutive sampling, the number of samples was 20 patients with hypertension. The tests used were Paired T-test and Independent T-test. The results of the study 10 respondents who had received hydrotherapy soaked in warm water foot got an average systolic and diastolic value of 131,07 mmHg and 82,92 mmHg, while the other 10 respondents who received progressive muscle relaxation therapy received a mean of systolic and diastolic value 131,83 mmHg and 82,93 mmHg.  Based on independent t-test significant with p-values of 0,872 and p-values > 0,993. There is no difference in effectiveness between interferences of a warm water foot soak and progressive muscle relaxation to decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure among patients with hypertension in Cihanjuang Rahayu Village, West Bandung.