PENGARUH TERAPI RELAKSASI AUTOGENIK TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH SISTOLIK PADA LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI DI RW 005 WILAYAH  KERJA PUSKESMAS  SINDANGKERTABANDUNG BARAT 2025

Elderly people are closely related to hypertension, elderly people experience increased blood pressure related to the elasticity of blood vessels. Hypertension is a condition of systolic >140 mmHg and diastolic >90 mmHg. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of autogenic relaxation therapy on reducing systolic blood pressure in elderly people in RW 005. Quasi-experimental method with a pre and post-test non-equivalent control group design approach, with 50 respondents and quota sampling technique. Analysis using the Wilcoxon Test. Continued statistical test Mann Whitney U Test to identify differences in blood pressure between the intervention group and the control group. The results of the analysis obtained a median systolic blood pressure value of 140, a minimum value of 130, a maximum value of 160 before the intervention. The results of the analysis of 25 elderly people obtained a median systolic blood pressure value of 130, a minimum value of 110, a maximum value of 150 after the autogenic relaxation intervention. The results of the analysis of 25 elderly people obtained a median systolic blood pressure value of 140, a minimum value of 130, a maximum value of 180 in the control group of the initial examination. The results of the analysis of 25 elderly people obtained a median systolic blood pressure value of 140, a value of 130, and a maximum value of 180 in the control group of the final examination. There is a difference in systolic blood pressure in the treatment group before and after being given autogenic relaxation therapy with a p value of 0.001. There is no difference in initial and final systolic blood pressure in the control group with a p value of 0.180. There is a difference in systolic blood pressure in the treatment group and the control group with a p value of <0.05