The effect of morning walk therapy on blood pressure elderly

Abstract

Hypertension is known as the silent killer. Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension, a morning walk is a light activity suitable for people with the elderly (elderly) to help control blood pressure in the long term. This study aimed to determine the effect of morning walks on changes in blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension in Pabuaran Kidul village, Cirebon, Indonesia. The research design uses a quasi-experiment with a one-group pre-test post-test approach. The sample is 20 respondents. The research instruments used were observation sheets and sphygmomanometer watches. Analysis of the data used is the Wilcoxon test. The study results on the effect of a morning walk on changes in blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension, the p-value was 0.022, thus (p < 0.05). That it can be concluded that morning walks affected blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. With the results of this study, it is hoped that morning walks have a positive role on the elderly with hypertension. After conducting research on the elderly in Pabuaran Kidul village, it is hoped that the elderly will be able to get used to doing physical activities such as morning walks to lower blood pressure. Physical activity such as walking can lower blood pressure. Even walking can help us have a slim body, and the risk of injury while walking is minimal.