Effect of hypertension exercise on blood pressure in the elderly

Abstract

Hypertension is when systolic blood pressure is greater than 140 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure is greater than 90 mmHg caused by complex factors and related conditions. Hypertension in the elderly often occurs because cell structure and function change with increasing age, affecting health and disease. Sports such as hypertension exercise can encourage the heart to work optimally. The blood vessels will stretch, and blood flow will decrease temporarily for about 30-120 minutes. It will return to blood pressure before doing the exercise. This study aims to determine the effect of hypertension exercise on blood pressure in the elderly in Legonkulon village, Subang regency, West Java, Indonesia, in 2022. This quantitative research method has a Pre-experiment design one group. The population in this study were all hypertensive elderly in Legonkulon Village, 104 people in the UPTD Puskesmas Legonkulon Subang Regency. Sampling using the formula Slovin with purposive sampling technique as many as 51 people meet the research criteria. The instruments used are an aneroid spectrum sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, and observation sheet. The data analysis technique used is the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results of statistical tests obtained p-value = 0.000. The hypothesis concludes that hypertension exercise affects blood pressure in the elderly.