Hypertension is a major risk factor related to leading causes of death among older adults. Numerous efforts have been done but they still remain sub-optimal. This condition encourages development of a non-pharmacological therapy to complement pharmacological therapy, such as progressive muscle relaxation and music therapy (RESIK). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of RESIK on blood pressure among older adults with hypertension in Depok Indonesia. This study used quasi experimental design with pre and post test with control group approach. One-hundred older adults with hypertension were divided into two groups using stratified random sampling and purposive sampling. After 11 sessions of RESIK therapy in 6 days, the paired t-test showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure to 29.2 mmHg and a decrease in diastolic blood pressure to 16.2 mmHg. In conclusion, RESIK decreased systolic blood pressure p < 0,001, but it did not significantly decrease diastolic blood pressure p > 0.167. It is recommended that RESIK be used regularly for an older adult population with hypertension.

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渐进式肌肉放松和音乐疗法 (RESIK) 降低了社区老年人的血压


高血压是导致老年人死亡的主要危险因素。尽管已经做出了许多努力，但效果仍然不佳。这种情况鼓励开发非药物疗法来补充药物疗法，例如渐进式肌肉放松和音乐疗法（RESIK）。本研究的目的是确定 RESIK 对印度尼西亚德波患有高血压的老年人血压的影响。本研究采用准实验设计，采用对照组方法进行前后测试。采用分层随机抽样和目的抽样的方法，将 100 名患有高血压的老年人分为两组。 6天内进行11次RESIK治疗后，配对t检验显示收缩压下降至29.2 mmHg，舒张压下降至16.2 mmHg。总之，RESIK 降低了收缩压 p < 0,001，但没有显着降低舒张压 p > 0.167。建议患有高血压的老年人定期使用 RESIK。