Pengaruh Massage Teknik Petrissage Dengan Coconut Oil Terhadap Tekanan Darah Pada Pasien Hipertensi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kumpai Batu Atas Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah

Abstract

Introduction: Massage technique petrissage with coconut oil is useful for facilitating blood flow in the massage area, stimulating nerves on the surface of the skin, sending signals to the brain especially the hypothalamus so that endorphin hormones are released. This hormone has a relaxing effect and causes blood vessels to widen (vasodilation) so that blood pressure decreases.Objective: To determine whether there is an effect of petrissage massage technique with coconut oil on blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the work area of ​​Kumpai Batu Atas Health Center, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan Province.Method: The design of this study was a Quasy experiment with a two group pretest - posttest design approach. Purposive sampling technique, the sample in this study amounted to 44 respondents, divided into 22 respondents in the intervention group and 22 respondents in the control group. The intervention group was given a petrissage massage technique with coconut oil with 3 treatments with a duration of 20-30 minutes for 1 week while the control group received basic treatment. Blood pressure measurements using observation sheets. Statistical analysis using the Wolcoxon test.Results: The results showed that pretest blood pressure in the intervention group averaged 161.3/98.4 mmHg and in the control group averaged 161.5/101.2 mmHg. While the posttest in the intervention group averaged 154.4/95.2 mmHg and in the control group averaged 159.0/99.1 mmHg. The Wilcoxon test results obtained p value = 0.008.

Conclusion: There is an effect of petrissage massage technique with coconut oil on blood pressure in hypertensive patients.