THE EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND QUR’AN MUROTTAL TO OLDER PEOPLE HYPERTENSION

Abstract

The study was to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation and the Qur'an- Murottal on blood pressure in Older People hypertensive. Progressive muscle relaxation is stretching certain muscles and subsequently relaxing them. Qur'an-Murottal is the activity of listening to the Koran via MP3 and following it in your heart. Method: This research is a quasi experiment. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. The sample consisted of two groups of elderly people with hypertension. 15 people in the intervention group were given progressive muscle relaxation treatment and Koran-Murottal medication for 3 consecutive days and 23 people in the control group only had blood pressure checks for 3 consecutive days. Data processing using Mann Whitney. Result: The result P value for systolic blood pressure was 0.007 and the diastolic P value was 0.03, which means that there is an effect of the implementation of progressive muscle relaxation and the Qur'an-Murottal on blood pressure in Older People hypertension. Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation and Qur'an- Murottal can lower blood pressure and it is highly recommended for health practitioners who care for the Older People carry out these activities as a companion in lowering blood pressure in hypertensive older people