EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN JUS TOMAT, JUS MENTIMUN DAN JUS SEMANGKA TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH SISTOLIK DAN DIASTOLIK PADA LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI ESENSIAL

Background - Hypertension is the leading cause of death in Indonesia and has a high risk of heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Risk factors of hypertension include age, weight, history of heredity, etc., so the need for management of hypertension includes lifestyle changes, diet settings, stress management and others. In addition, the provision of tomato juice, cucumber juice and watermelon juice can also be used for non-pharmacological action alternatives because the content in the fruit there are substances that can lower blood pressure but the need for proper management selection by distinguishing the effectiveness of the three juices.Purpose - This research aims to determine the differences of effectiveness of tomato juice, cucumber juice and watermelon juice to systolic blood pressure and diastolic pressure in the elderly with essential hypertension.Method - The research design used was quasi experimental with pre and post test design with random sampling technique to get 48 respondents divided into 3 groups.Result - Parametic Wilcoxon test results showed the value of p