THE ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EXERCISES

Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the factors associated with progressive muscle relaxation exercises in elderly people with hypertension at Tresna Werdha Nursing Home, East Jakarta. The method used in this research is the One Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach. A total of 30 elderly with hypertension were involved in this study. The respondents were trained in Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Bivariate data using Pearson's correlation and Kendall's tau were used to test the relationship between respondents' data on systolic and diastolic blood pressure after the intervention of progressive muscle relaxation exercise. The results showed that there was a relationship between pulse and systolic blood pressure before and after the intervention of progressive muscle relaxation with a p-value of 0.000 (< 0.05). There was a relationship between pulse and diastolic blood pressure before and after the intervention of progressive muscle relaxation with a P-Value of 0.003 (< 0.05). There was a significant relationship between the history of comorbidities and the systolic blood pressure before and after the intervention of progressive muscle relaxation with a P-Value = 0.013 (< 0.05). There was a significant relationship between the history of comorbidities and the diastolic blood pressure before and after the intervention of progressive muscle relaxation with a P-Value = 0.002 (< 0.05). The factors associated with progressive muscle relaxation exercises in the elderly with hypertension are pulse rate and history of comorbidities. Progressive muscle relaxation exercises can be used as a daily routine activity for the elderly with hypertension to maintain optimal blood pressure.