PENGARUH SENAM TERA TERHADAP PENGENDALIAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI UPT PELAYANAN SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA MAGETAN

Tera gymnastics is very effective for the elderly to control blood pressure in people with hypertension. Slow movement makes the elderly more relaxed and helps blood circulation.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of exercise on blood pressure control in the elderly with hypertension at the Tresna Werdha Magetan Social Service UPT.
This study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post test design. The population consists of 45 respondents who suffer from hypertension, the sample in this study was 20 respondents with a sampling technique using purposive sampling. This research was carried out for 2 weeks with 6 times giving tera exercise. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon signed ranks test with a significant level of p 0.05. The instrument uses SOP (Standard Operational Procedure), blood pressure measurement observation sheet, sphygmomanometer, and stethoscope. The results of this study indicate that giving tera exercise has an effect on the value of systolic blood pressure with a value of p = 0.000, and the value of diastolic blood pressure p = 0.000 and it can be concluded that there is an effect of exercise
The results of this study indicate that tera exercise can control blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. So that it can be an alternative for the elderly with hypertension to control blood pressure and as a non-pharmacological therapy.

Keywords: Tera Gymnastics, Blood Pressure Control, Hypertension