THE EFFECT OF FOOT SOAK THERAPY USING WARM WATER WITH THE MIXTURE OF SALT AND GINGER ON THE DECREASE OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN ELDERLY WITH HYPERTENSION IN THE WORKING AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE II MENGWI IN 2019
Ni Putu Novi Antari, I Ketut Alit Adianta, Ni Wayan Manik Parwati
Institute of Health Sciences Bali
Abstract
Hypertension is an increase in systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and diastolic ≥90 mmHg. The debatable assumption that is widely known in the community is that the high blood pressure needs to be lowered if it has been disturbed. The bad effects of high blood pressure are not immediately felt but will appear in some time which can disrupt the function of various organs, such as the kidneys, eyes, and even the heart. Soaking the feet using warm water with a mixture of salt and ginger is a non-pharmacological treatment that can reduce blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of foot soak therapy using warm water with a mixture of salt and ginger on the decrease of blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. This study employed a pre-experimental method with one group pretest and posttest design, a pretest through observation was carried out, followed by intervention for 14 days and then a posttest observation of blood sample. To conduct this study, 20 respondents were recruited as the sample through simple random sampling technique. Findings indicated that based on Wilcoxon test, there was a therapeutic effect of foot soak using warm water with a mixture of salt and ginger to decrease blood pressure in elderly with hypertension (p-value <0.001). Therapeutic foot soak using warm water with a mixture of salt and ginger is effective for reducing blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension in the Working Area of Public Health Centre II Mengwi.
Keywords: Warm Water Foot Soak, Salt, Ginger, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Elderly.
Topic: Healthcare Practice and Services