Pengaruh Pemberian Slow Deep Breathing Exercise Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah Tinggi Pada Penderita Hipertensi (Literature Study)

Background: Hypertension is a chronic degenerative disease which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Several studies have shown that decreased respiratory rate lowers blood pressure by stimulating cardiovascular reflexes. Relaxation therapy can be done to achieve balance in the body. The Purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of slow deep breathing exercise as a relaxation therapy on blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients based on the available literature. The Method of this study was a critical review study. From the results of this study, it was found that 6 out of 793 articles fit the inclusion criteria. In this study, 6 articles were used as the basis for the study which was continued for the appraisal stage. The results of the appraisal show that 5 articles have a Quartile value of 2 (Q2) and 1 article has a Quartile value of 3 (Q3). The Result of this studi is that there is an effect of slow deep breathing exercise on blood pressure in hypertensive patients as a concentration using the Critical Review system. It can be concluded that slow deep breathing exercise has an effect on reducing blood pressure levels in hypertensive conditions