PENGARUH TERAPI MERENDAM KAKI DENGAN AIR HANGAT TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS TEGALALANG II I Gusti Agung Ayu Ari Sudewi Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi merendam kaki dengan air hangat terhadap tekanan darah. Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian pre-eksperimental Onegroup pretest-posttest design. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah 2.606 orang dengan jumlah sampel 20 responden. Teknik sampling yang di gunakan adalah simple random sampling dan consecutive sampling. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi. Data dianalisis dengan uji statistik Dependet t-test. Hasil. Berdasarkan uji statistik Dependent t-test dari 20 responden didapatkan rata-rata tekanan darah sistole pre 149,75 mmHg, diastole pre 99,25 mmHg dan rata-rata tekanan darah sistole post 144,35 mmHg dan diastole post 94,10 mmHg nilai p-value 0,01 maka ada pengaruh terapi merendam kaki dengan air hangat terhadap tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi Simpulan. Terapi rendam kaki dengan air hangat efektif untuk menurunkan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi. Maka diharapkan penderita hipertensi dapat menjadikan terapi rendam kaki dengan air hangat sebagai salah satu terapi komplementer untuk menurunkan tekanan darah. Kata kunci : Rendam kaki air hangat, tekanan darah, hipertensi.

THE EFFECT OF FOOT SOAK THERAPY WITH WARM WATER TOWARDS BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AT PUBLIC HEALTH TEGALALANG II I Gusti Agung Ayu Ari Sudewi Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Aim: To determine the effect of foot soak therapy with warm water towards blood pressure. Method: This study employed pre-experimental design with One-group pretestposttest design. Population of this study were 2.606 people. There were 20 respondents recruited as the sample of this study which were selected by using simple random sampling and consecutive sampling. The data were collected by using observation sheet and analyzed statistically by using Dependet t-test. Finding: The finding showed that the average of pre systole blood pressure were 149.75 mmHg, pre diastole blood pressure were 99.25 mmHg and the average of post systole blood pressure were 144.35 mmHg and post diastole 94.10 mmHg (pvalue = 0.01). There was an effect of foot soak therapy with warm water towards blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Conclusion: Foot soak therapy is effective to decrease the blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Patients with hypertension are expected to make foot soak therapy with warm water as one of complementary therapies to reduce blood pressure Keywords : foot soak with warm water, blood pressure, hypertension