Hypertension Exercise Videos Reduce Blood Pressure of Hypertension Patients

Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

2021-06-17

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BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a symptom of a cardiovascular degenerative disease that is mostly experienced by the elderly and cause is not certain. However, the reduction of blood pressure (BP) with drugs and nondrugs can reduce damage to target organs and prevent cardiovascular diseases. AIM: the study identified the effect of hypertension exercise videos of lowering BP. METHODS: The type of research that has been used is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The sampling technique used was random sampling, the number of samples was 30 samples which were the treatment group and 30 samples were control the control group. The data analysis used was the t-test and Wilcoxon and Mann–Whitney test. RESULTS: The mean reduction in systolic BP in respondents who did exercise was 13.67 mm Hg with a standard deviation of 10.57, while the mean in systolic BP in respondents who did not exercise was 0.50 mmHg a pressure were 40.95 in the group of respondents who did hypertension exercise with p = 0.000. This means that there is significant difference, in the mean reduction in systolic and diastolic BP between respondents those who do exercise.