Hydrotherapy for additional intervention of hypertension among elderly

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension in Central Java alone the prevalence of hypertension in 2018 reached 37.57% the prevalence in women (40.17%) was higher than men (34.83%). The prevalence of hypertension in urban areas is higher than in rural areas, the prevalence in the district itself reaches 13.32%. Hypertension can cause stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney failure and brain damage, and can even cause death. Hypertension requires compliance to improve the health of one of the therapies, namely by using non-pharmacological therapy independent actions of nurses such as hydrotherapy (foot soaking in warm water) a very simple and natural therapy because this treatment method does not have harmful side effects, and does not use drugs. modern. This warm foot soak hydrotherapy of a mixture of salt and lemongrass helps improve blood circulation by widening blood vessels so that it can lower blood pressure. Objective: This study aims to prove the effect of a warm foot soak mixed with salt and lemongrass on reducing blood pressure in hypertension. Methods: The method used in this study is a case study, this study describes a case study on nursing care at the risk of ineffective cerebral perfusion. The subject of this case study uses 1 respondent who does not take hypertension medication regularly, with the classification of moderate hypertension with the age of 45-65 years. This study was taken using a descriptive method with interviews and observations. Conclusion: Warm foot soak hydrotherapy with a mixture of salt and lemongrass can overcome the problem of the risk of ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion and can reduce blood pressure. Giving a warm foot bath a mixture of salt and lemongrass can increase capillary permeability, reduce blood viscosity, reduce muscle tension. Lemongrass contains flavonoids which affect the work of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) which causes vasodilation.