The Effect of Foot Massage Therapy in Controlling Blood Pressure in Elderly People with Hypertension in the Working Area of Puskesmas Buaran

Abstract

As we get older, the physiological function of the body decreases due to the aging process
so that this condition causes various health problems. Health problems that often arise in
the elderly are Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension. It is a
condition in which the systolic blood pressure is ?140 mmHg and the diastolic blood
pressure is ?90 mmHg with more than two measurements. Furthermore, it is also often
well known as The Silent Killer considering it often appears with no complaining. For
controlling it, foot massage therapy could be applied as complementary one. This study
aims to determine the effect of foot massage therapy in controlling blood pressure in
elderly people with hypertension.The sampling technique in this study used a purposive
sampling technique with 10 respondents. The research is a quantitative study with a
method of quasy experiment one group pretest-posttest design. In this study, the
results of the t-dependent test showed a p-value of 0.001 for the systolic blood pressure
and 0.001 for the diastolic blood pressure, so the value of p ? 0.05. It means there is a
difference in blood pressure before and after therapy. Foot massage therapy is able to
control blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. Therefore, in addition to
pharmacological therapy, elderly people with hypertension can also be advised to do foot
massage therapy to control blood pressure.