PENGARUH PEMBERIAN JUS MENTIMUN (cucumis sativus) TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI KLINIK DITA HUSADA TANJUNG MORAWA

Hypertension is a cause of mortality and morbidity in Indonesia. Nophamacology therapy that can lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients is cucumber juice
Objective: to find out whether there is an Effect of Cucumber Juice on Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly Patients with Hypertension at Dita Husada Tanjung Morawa Lubuk Pakam Clinic.
Method: This study uses a quantitative research design Quasy Experiment (pseudo-experiment) with a one-group pretest- posttest design model, that is, before it is implemented, observations are made on the sample and after treatment observation is carried out again. The data collection technique was carried out by purposive sampling technique. The statistical test used is the paired T-Test.
Results: Based on the probability of the test results listed in the table, it can be known that the probability produced is 0.000. This means that the probability < level of significance (α = 0.05), so that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected. Thus, it can be stated that there is a significant difference in the decrease in blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension before being given cucumber juice (Pretest) and the decrease in blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension after being given cucumber juice (Postest).
Conclusion: So it can be said that there is an effect of cucumber juice on reducing blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension at the Dita Husada Clinic Tanjung Morawa.