Elderly Exercise Intervention on Hypertension in the Elderly in Rambah Samo Barat Village

Abstract

Elderly people experience a natural aging process that cannot be avoided. The increasing elderly population cannot be separated from the health problems that occur in the elderly, the decline in organ function triggers degenerative diseases. Some of the degenerative diseases most commonly suffered by the elderly include elderly people, joint disorders, cataracts, stroke. Other than pharmacological management of elderly people, it can also be done non-pharmacologically, such as elderly exercise. This research aims to.  determine the intervention of elderly exercise on hypertension in the elderly in Rambah Samo Barat Village, Rambah Samo I Community Health Center Working Area. This research method is quantitative using the Pre-experiment method with a one group pretest-posttest design approach. The sampling technique in this research is purposive sampling technique. The sample was 24 respondents. for data analysis using the T-Dependent statistical test, the p-value = 0.000, thus, p-value (0.000) < 0.05, which indicates that there is an influence of elderly exercise on hypertension in the elderly in Rambah Samo Barat Village, Rambah Samo I Community Health Center Working Area . Advice for elderly people to regularly participate in elderly exercise.