GREEN GRASS JELLY AS ADJUNCT THERAPY ON PRE ELDERLY WOMAN WITH HIPERTENSION: QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

Introduction. Women aged 45 years and over have a higher risk of developing hypertension. One of adjunct therapiy that can be used to lower blood pressure is green grass jelly. Objective: the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of green grass jelly on blood pressure in pre elderly women with hypertension.

Methodology. The method used was quasi experimental with a non equivalent control group design. The total of sample in this study were 30  samples obtained by purposive sampling technique.

The result finding. The results showed the t-dependent test results obtained ρ systolic and diastolic values in both groups of ρ value 0,001 and ρ value 0,004 (α ≤ 0,05), and the t-independent test results obtained ρ after systolic and diastolic values in both groups of 0,001 and ρ value 0,005 (α≤ 0.05). There showed the differences in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group and the control group.

Conclusion. green grass jelly has been shown to reduce average blood pressure both systolic and diastolic for pre elderly people with hypertension.