Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)

Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana Position on Reducing Blood Pressure in the Elderly

Authors
Nurmai Lindasari, Enik Suhariyanti, Sri Margowati
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Nurmai Lindasari
Available Online 4 May 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200529.068How to use a DOI?
Keywords
blood pressure, yoga, Dhiirga Swasam
Abstract

The deterioration of the function of organs especially in the elderly causes the elderly to be prone to attacks by various chronic diseases, including Hypertension. Non-pharmacological therapies that are used include yoga. This study is going to determine the effect of Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana position on reducing blood pressure in the elderly. The method used in this paper is Quasy Experiment, with a non-randomized design control group pre-test post-test design. The sample size was 44 people, divided into a control group and an experimental group. The results of the Wilcoxon test in the intervention group got the results of p = 0.014 (α <0.05) and in the control group the results of p = 0.317 (α> 0.05), there were significant influences between before and after doing the Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam action with Sukhasana Position in the intervention group. The difference to the 2 groups indicated by the results of the average decrease in systolic and diastolic pressure. It implies that Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana position effects on reducing high blood pressure in the elderly.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
4 May 2020
ISBN
978-94-6252-961-8
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200529.068How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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