Pengaruh Hidroterapi Rendam Kaki Air Hangat dengan Jahe Merah terhadap Penurunan Tingkat Kecemasan pada Pasien Hipertensi: The Effect of Warm Foot Hydrotherapy with Red Ginger on Reducing Anxiety Levels in Hypertensive Patients

Syahla Auliya Anastasya; Karina Megasari Winahyu; Zulia Putri Perdani

doi:10.53579/jitkt.v5i2.299

Authors

Syahla Auliya Anastasya Prodi Sarjana Keperawatan, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang
Karina Megasari Winahyu
karinawinahyu@yahoo.com
Prodi Sarjana Keperawatan, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang
Zulia Putri Perdani Prodi Sarjana Keperawatan, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang

Keywords:

Anxiety, Hydrotherapy, Hypertension, Red Ginger, warm water foot soak

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the psychological impacts of hypertention. Hydrotherapy, especially soaking feet in warm water with added red ginger stimulates relaxation in hypertensive patients. This study aimed to measure the effect of hydrotherapy (soaking feet in warm water with added red ginger) on reducing anxiety levels of hypertensive patients in the Balaraja Village area. This type of study was quantitative through a quasi-experimental design and a pre-test post-test approach with Control Group. A purposive sampling was used, with sample consisted of 58 respondents (control group=29 people and intervention group=29 people). The intervention was implemented for three days with one session per day. The instrument used was Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7). Data were analyzed using Paired t-test and Independent t-test. The intervention group showed a decrease in average of anxiety from 11.72 to 7.14. The independent sample t-test indicated that there was a significant difference between the anxiety levels of the intervention group and the control group after the intervention (p<0.05). Hydrotherapy reduces anxiety levels of patients with hypertension; thus, health provider could use it as a complementary non-pharmacological care to achieve the optimal outcome.

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