Pisang Ambon Terhadap Lansia Hipertensi Di Panti Werdha

Abstract

High blood pressure is a condition that is often not realized, hypertension will cause various complications if not managed properly. Even life threatening. Hypertension is referred to as “The silent Killer &quot;, because until now there are still many people dying cause of uncontrolled blood pressure in Indonesia. In terms of treatment, many people are turning to non-pharmacological treatment. One of good hypertension alternative treatment is consuming Ambon banana. Ambon banana is non-pharmacological treatment that can be used to reduce blood pressure by its high potassium. This study aims to determine Ambon banana effect on elderly hypertension in Panti Werdha Pangesti Lawang Malang, June 2016. Study design uses Quasy Experimental, Pretest-Posttest One Group design. Sampling using Non Probability Sampling method with Purposive Sampling technique, the number of samples obtained 30 respondents. The results showed that the p-value was smaller than alpha, which meant that there was an effect of pre and post systolic blood pressure p = 0.021 < 0.05 also pre and post diastolic p = 0.008 < 0.05. From the results of this study, researcher expected that nurses can provide counseling to elderly hypertension so they consume healthy foods, one of which is Ambon banana which can help reduce high blood pressure.