Literature Riview : Efektivitas Terapi Rendam Kaki Hangat Dengan Pengobatan Standar Untuk Menurunkan Tekanan Darah Pada Lansia

Hypertension could be manage by pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. One of the non-pharmacological therapies is warm foot bath therapy. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of warm foot bath therapy in decreasing blood pressure among elderly with hypertension. The study was applied a literature review. There are three articles reviewed that obtained from PUBMED and GARUDA databases. The keyword has been used is “hypertension”, warm foot bath therapy” and “blood pressure”. The articles involved was published in 2015 –2017. The results showed that there was no significant difference between warm foot bath therapy and standard treatment. As the conclusion, warm foot bath therapy and standard treatment are equally effective in decreasing blood pressure among hypertension patients.Keywords: blood pressure; hypertension; warm foot bath therapy AbstrakHipertensi dapat menggunakan terapi farmakologi dan nonfarmakologi salah satu terapi non farmakologi untuk penatalaksanaan hipertensi adalah terapi rendam kaki air hangat. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan efektivitas penggunaan pengobatan standard dengan rendam kaki air hangat. Desain karya tulis ilmiah berupa literature review dengan jumlah tiga jurnal yang diambil dari pubmed dan garuda dengan kata kunci “hipertensi”, “rendam kaki air hangat” dan “tekanan darah” terbit tahun 2015 - 2017. Analisa penelitian menunjukkan tidak ada perbedaan bermakna antara terapi rendam kaki air hangat dengan pengobatan standar. Pemberian terapi rendam kaki air hangat dan pengobatan standard sama-sama efektif dalam menurunkan tekanan darah.Kata kunci: Hipertensi; rendam kaki air hangat; tekanan darah