Efektivitas Pemberian Jus Semangka Merah Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Lansia Di Desa Kawata Kecamatan Wasuponda Kabupaten Luwu Timur

Abstract

Hypertension is an increase in systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg and/or diastolic greater than 90 mmHg on two measurements with an interval of 5 minutes in a state of sufficient rest (quiet). Hypertension is one of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) which is a very serious health problem. This disease is categorized as the silent disease because the patient does not know he has hypertension before checking his blood pressure.The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of giving red watermelon juice to reduce hypertension in the elderly in Kawata village.

The method used in this study was an experiment with a pre-experimental one-group pre-post test design, by taking samples using a total sampling technique with a total sample of 20 respondents. Data collection used a questionnaire and bivariate data analysis with the parametric test statistical method with the T test.Results of the study The average systolic and diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients before being given red watermelon juice was 152/87 mmHg. The average blood pressure in hypertensive patients after being given red watermelon juice is 133/80 mmHg. Statistically there is a difference in diastolic systolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients before and after being given red watermelon juice where systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure has a P value of 0.000 (<0.05) this means that there is an effect of the effectiveness of red watermelon juice on reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the village of Kawata Kec. Wasuponda Kab. Luwu Timur.