APLIKASI SLOW DEEP BREATHING TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS CICANTAYAN

Degenerative disease is a chronic non-communicable disease, one of which is hypertension. Hypertension is a disease of the heart and blood vessels which is characterized by an increase in blood pressure. Giving a normal blood pressure limit is 140/0 mmHg, and blood pressure equal to or above 160/95 mmHg is declared hypertension. Factors caused by hypertension are stroke, heart failure, cholesterol. One form of non-pharmacological hypertension treatment is Slow Deep Breathing. Slow Deep Breathing is one of the breathing relaxation techniques that can be done in people with hypertension. The purpose of this scientific work is to determine the effect of Slow Deep Breathingon the decrease in blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the Work Area of the Cicantayan Health Center. This writing method is quantitative. This Slow Deep Breathing intervention was performed on Mrs. E with a risk of decreased cardiac output. The intervention was given 2 times a day for 15 minutes within 3 days of administration. From the results of the case analysis on Mrs. E, it was found that there was a change in blood pressure on the 2nd day of intervention. Based on the results of the study, it can be suggested the use of Slow Deep Breathing as a non-pharmacological therapy for hypertensio