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Title: | The Effect of Yoga Exercise on Reducing Blood Pressure among Elderly with Hypertension : A systematic review |
Authors: | Permana, Bhakti Lindayani, Linlin Hendra, Agus Juniarni, Lia |
Keywords: | elderly, yoga exercises, blood pressure |
Issue Date: | 15-Dec-2020 |
Abstract: | ABSTRAK Hypertension is the most commonly encountered problems experienced by the elderly with sometimes unknown cause. One effort to lower blood pressure in the elderly is to provide yoga exercises, where yoga exercises can stimulate endorphin hormone expenditure. The purpose of review was to determine the effectiveness of yoga exercises for decreasing blood pressure in the elderly. An initial search for articles was done on Google Scholar and PubMed. Studies obtained about exercise therapy for hypertension elderly have 4,560 articles / journals but only 5 articles meet the search criteria. According to the search results, yoga exercises can reduce blood pressure in the elderly. Besides, it is also very important to be applied as a non-pharmacological therapy for the elderly who have a medical history of hypertension. It is expected that health professionals can recommend this as a therapy for lowering blood pressure in the elderly. Keywords: elderly, yoga exercises, blood pressure |
URI: | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/845 |
ISSN: | 2477-3743 |
Appears in Collections: | 5. Jurnal Pendidikan Keperawatan |
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