The Effect of Tera Exercise on Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly with Hypertension in Suranenggala Village Cirebon Regency

Abstrak

Hypertension is factor risk in elderly, cause degenerative aging process. One of the
non-pharmacological therapies that can be done by the elderly is physical activity such as tera
exercise
The aim of this study is to analize the effect of tera gymnastics on reducing blood pressure in
the elderly with hypertension in Suranenggala Cirebon Regency.
This research is a quantitative research with a research design of Pretest-Posttest Control
Group Design. The sample in the study amounted to 60 respondents consisting of 30
respondents from the experimental group and 30 respondents from the control  group. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data analysis by statistical test
Willcoxon Signed Test and Mann-Whitney U Test.
The results showed that there was a significant difference in systolicdiastolic blood pressure
before and after being given tera exercise in the experimental group (p<0.05) and there was a
significant difference in systolic blood pressure between the experimental group and the
control group after being given tera exercise (p<0.05).
There is an effect of tera gymnastics on reducing blood pressure in the elderly with
hypertension in Suranenggala Village Cirebon Regency.