EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN BUAH PISANG AMBON DAN JUS BUAH SEMANGKA TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PENDERITA HIPERTENSI PADA LANSIA DI RW 02 KEBON DUREN KALIMULYA KOTA DEPOK JAWA BARAT TAHUN 2025

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the various degenerative diseases that we often encounter in the elderly. Objective: This study was to determine the differences in effectiveness of giving Ambon bananas and watermelon juice to lower blood pressure in elderly hypertension sufferers. Method: Quasy experiment with Two group design, pretest- posttest design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling in this study, the number of samples was 30. The instruments in this study used a sphygmomanometer, stethoscope and respondent observation sheet. Results: The results of the study using the Wilcoxon test and the difference test for the two interventions using the Mann-Whitney test obtained the results of the analysis of Ambon bananas with a systolic p-value of 0.000, where p <α 0.05 and a diastolic p-value of 0.001, where p <α 0.05, meaning that there is an effect of giving Ambon bananas to reduce high blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension. For the results of watermelon juice, the systolic p-value was 0.001, where p < α 0.05 and the diastolic p-value pressure in elderly people with hypertension. For the results of watermelon juice, the systolic p-value was 0.001, where p < α 0.05 and the diastolic p-value reduce high blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension. The results of the Mann-Whitney test analysis obtained a significant systolic p-value of 0.008, where p <α 0.05 and a diastolic p-value of 0.051 p <α 0.05, meaning that there is a difference in the effectiveness of giving Ambon bananas and watermelon juice to lower blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension in RW 02 Kebon Duren Kalimulya, Depok City. Conclusion: Ambon bananas contain high levels of potassium, while watermelon juice contains beta-carotene and potassium, which can lower blood pressure without side effects