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The Effect of Slow Deep Breathing Exercise on the Blood Pressure of Elderly People with Hypertension at the Working Area of the Public Health Centre Air Tawar Padang

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Hypertension is often found in elderly, it is a major factor causing stroke and heart disease. The number of people with hypertension continues to increase every year, it is estimated that by 2025 there will be 1.5 million people affected by hypertension in the world. The purpose of study was to determine the effect of slow deep breathing exercise on changes in blood pressure in the elderly in Public Health Center Air Tawar. This researchis a Quation Experiment with one group pre-post design. The research was conducted in Public Health Center Air Tawar, Padang from January to June 2022. The population were 80 erderly with hypertension,with a sample of 20 people obtained from the slovin formula. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test with Signed Rank Test. The type of data wasseondary obtained from the Air Tawar Public Health Center and Primary from questionnaires. The results showed that the average of systolic blood pressure before intervention was 149/100 mmHg. The average after the intervention decreased to 140/92mmHg. The effect of the slow deep breathing exercise was proven by the significant value of blood pressure before intervention and after intervention was 0.001. The conclusion shown, there was a significant influence of slow deep breathing exercise on changes in blood pressure of the elderly. The changes in blood pressure obtained were still in the category of hypertension, it is hoped that respondents willconsume low-salt diet, drug consumption and utilizing the services of health workers can make slow deep breathing exercise as one of the blood pressure control techniques.

Study to assess the Prevalence of Hypertension in Baznagar, Lucknow

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Introduction:- Hypertension is a major public health problem and important area of research due to its high prevalence and being major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other complications. Hypertension to have many deleterious effects on the body that puts people at a higher risk of developing other illnesses and diseases, such as obesity and diabetes. High blood pressure is the single largest risk factor for disease burden worldwide.
Objectives:- To assess the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors.
Materials and Methods:- A cross-sectional study was undertaken in a rural area of Baznagar, Lucknow. Data was collected by face to face interview technique after verbal informed consent. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A total 100 study subjects aged 20-45 years was used. Socio-demographic sheet and B.P. Record sheet were used to collect data.
Results:- Out of 100 participants 36% were found to be hypertensive and 64% were non hypertensive. Majority (52.8%) males were hypertensive and (47.2%) females were hypertensive. There is significant relationship between hypertension and gender among subject (P=0.005). Majority of subject were found hypertensive in the age group of 20-28 years but there is no significance relationship between hypertension and age (P=0.143)
Conclusion:- Around one –third of the subjects were hypertensive (36%) and half of the study subjects were non-hypertensive (64%) in this area.