Warm Red Ginger Water Foot Soaking Therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients
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This study aims to determine blood pressure in hypertensive patients using warm red ginger foot bath therapy in the work area of the Jembatan Kecil Community Health Center, Bengkulu City. This study used a quasi-experimental design involving control and intervention groups. The results showed that in the intervention group, the average systolic blood pressure before receiving the warm red ginger foot bath was 146.13 mmHg, and the average systolic blood pressure after receiving the warm red ginger foot bath was 137.67 mmHg. The analysis results for the control group showed that the average systolic blood pressure before was 139.73 mmHg and after was 183.20 mmHg. While the average diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group before the warm red ginger foot bath was 86.40 mmHg, and the average diastolic blood pressure after the warm red ginger foot bath intervention was 79.80 mmHg. In conclusion, the control group showed that the average diastolic blood pressure before the intervention was 81.20 mmHg, and the average after the intervention was 79.73 mmHg. Simultaneously, there was a decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group.
Keywords: Warm Red Ginger Water, Hypertensive Patients, Blood Pressure
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