The Effect Of Laughter Therapy On Blood Pressure In Hypertensive Patients In Rw 05 Cicaheum Urban Village, Bandung

Abstract

Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension is a disease that increases every year and it is estimated that by 2025 there will be 1.5 billion people affected by hypertension. Hypertension is usually called the silent killer because it can cause complex complications that cause death. Management of hypertension can be in the form of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that is effective in overcoming hypertension is laughter therapy, because it can help improve blood circulation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of laughing therapy on blood pressure in patients with hypertension in the RW 05 area of Cicaheum Village, Bandung City. This research method uses quasi experiment method with one group design pretest-posttest, using purposive sampling technique, with a total sample of 18 respondents. The instruments used were blood pressure measurement SOP and laughing therapy SOP. Therapy was carried out twice a week for three weeks with a total of 6 interventions. Previously, a normality test was carried out with the results of p-value <0.05, so the analysis of this study used the Wilcoxon Rank Test non-parametric test.  The results of the study with the results of the analysis of the p-value of systolic blood pressure 0.001 (<0.05) and the p-value of diastolic blood pressure 0.001 (<0.05), showed the effect of laughter therapy on blood pressure in hypertensive patients in RW 05 Cicaheum Village. This research suggests that laughter therapy can be applied as a complementary therapy to help lower blood pressure.