PERBANDINGAN EFEKTIVITAS RELAKSASI BENSON DAN TERAPI DZIKIR TERHADAP PERUBAHAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI

Hypertension is one of the most common and most widely suffered cardiovascular diseases by the community. Benson relaxation is a treatment technique for relieving pain, insomnia or anxiety. This method of treatment is part of spiritual medicine. With relaxation methods can control the nervous system which is useful for lowering blood pressure. Dhikr is one of the nonpharmacological therapies that can provide relaxation and lower blood pressure. The purpose in this study is to find out the comparison of the effectiveness of Benson Relaxation and Dhikr therapy against blood pressure reduction in people with hypertension in the village of Plunturan Working Area of Pulung Ponorogo Health Center. This research design uses pre experimental design with one group pre post test design type of research. The sampling technique used in the purposive sampling study with the number of respondents of 30 people was divided into two groups of 15 people benson relaxation group and 15 people dhikr therapy group. The device used a tensimeter and a blood pressure observation sheet. The results of the study with the dependent T Test obtained a relaxation of benson average - average blood pressure dropped by 12.4 mmHg and average dhikr therapy - the average blood pressure dropped by 11.4 mmhg. So benson relaxation is more effective than dhikr therapy against lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension.
Keywords: Hypertension, Benson Relaxation, Remembrance Therapy