Effectiveness of complementary nursing "wet cupping" on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in palliative patients with hypertension

Abstract

<p><strong><em>Background: </em></strong><em>Nowadays, there are many people with hypertension who are not aware of it.</em><em> </em><em>Hypertension can be caused by various factors, based on secondary hypertension or primary hypertension.</em><em> </em><em>High cholesterol levels are one of the causes of increased blood pressure. Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is a type of cholesterol that is not good for the body if it exceeds normal limits. </em></p><p><strong><em>Objectives:</em></strong><em> This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of complementary Wet Cupping nursing on changes in Low-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol levels in people with hypertension. </em><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Methods:</em></strong><em> The research method used was experimental research with a pre-experimental design, namely one group pretest and posttest design. Respondents were selected using purposive sampling techniques, based on the specified inclusion criteria, totaling 16 respondents.</em><em> </em><em>Respondents received intervention in the form of complementary wet cupping nursing three times and this was done once a week. The instruments of this research are standard operational procedures and observation sheets for Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) measurement results</em><em>.</em></p><p><strong><em>Result</em></strong><strong><em>s</em></strong><em>: The results of this study state that there is a less significant effect on Low-Density Lipoprotein in people with hypertension after being given complementary wet cupping treatment with a significant value of 0.717 or p-value> 0.05. Although the results of statistical tests did not show significant results, there were 56.25% of respondents who experienced a decrease in Low-Density Lipoprotein. </em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><strong><em>s</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><em>.</em> <em>Wet cupping is a treatment method that has various benefits for the body's health and does not cause bad side effects after cupping. So wet cupping can be a recommended alternative therapy option for hypertension sufferers to control Low-Density Lipoprotein levels by doing cupping regularly.</em></p>