EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION INTERVENTION ON REDUCING BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN THE DOMINIKUS ROOM PAD RSU CIREBON CITY

Hypertension is a condition where the systolic blood pressure is more than
140 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure is more than 90 mmHg. Hypertension is
often referred to as the silent killer because it can cause death. One of the treatments
for treating hypertension is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. The aim of this
study was to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation
intervention in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the dominikus
room at RSU PAD Cirebon City.
This research uses quantitative research methods, with a true experimental
design through a pre-test post test control group approach. Sampling used purposive
sampling with a total of 44 samples with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data
collection uses an observation sheet in the form of an SOP. The analysis used the
paired sample t-test. The research location was carried out in the dominikus room at
RSU PAD Cirebon City with a time of 36 hours for 3 meetings where one meeting
took 25-30 minutes per person.
The results of the study showed that blood pressure values before the
progressive muscle relaxation intervention were carried out, 13 samples (29.5%) were
in the criteria for stage 2 hypertension, and 31 samples (70.5%) had stage 1
hypertension. Meanwhile, blood pressure values after the relaxation intervention were
carried out. Progressive muscle showed that 1 sample (2.3%) was in the stage 2
hypertension category, then 1 sample (2.3%) was in stage 1 hypertension and 42
samples (95.5%) were in the prehypertension category. The results of the study
showed the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation intervention in reducing
blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the dominikus room at RSU PAD Cirebon
City with a p value < α (p-value = 0.000 α = 0.05).
The suggestion in this study would be for hypertensive patients to do
progressive muscle relaxation at least once a day so that patients have other
alternatives for lowering blood pressure besides using medication.