Pengaruh Kombinasi Pemberian Air Rebusan Daun Salam dan Aromaterapi Kenangan pada Penderita Hipertensi

Abstract

Hypertension is a condition where a person's blood pressure rises above normal, as detected by the systolic (upper) and diastolic (lower) numbers. Hypertension not only gradually reduces the severity of the condition, but causes organ damage such as stroke, coronary heart disease and heart muscle. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of the combination of giving boiled water of salam leaves and kenanga aromatherapy to hypertensive patients. This study used a pre-experiment research design and used a one group pretest-postest research design. The population in this study were 514 people with hypertension. The sample in this study used non-probability sampling, namely purposive sampling, which means that the researcher chose 20 people to be given the intervention. The research was conducted at the working area of the Suka Makmur Community Health Center in Aceh Besar on August 24 to September 03, 2024. Data were analyzed using the t-test. The results of statistical tests on the effect of the combination of giving water decoction of salam leaves and kenanga aromatherapy on reducing systole pressure in hypertensive patients obtained a value of p = 0.000. Then the effect of the combination of giving water decoction of salam leaves and kenanga aromatherapy on reducing distole pressure in hypertensive patients with a value of p = 0.000. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that there is an effect of the combination of giving water decoction of salam leaves and kenanga aromatherapy in patients with hypertension.