Gambaran Aktivitas Jalan Kaki pada orang dewasa dengan Hipertensi di Puskesmas Kademangan Kabupaten Bondowoso

Abstract

Walking is the easiest physical activity, cheap, safe and effective for maintaining physical fitness and health and significantly lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure. This study was conducted to determine the activity of walking in adult patients with hypertension at the Kademangan Health Center, Bondowoso Regency. This research is a quantitative research with exploratory descriptive research design through cross sectional method. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling with a sample of 30 adult hypertensive patients. The results of this study indicate that 27 respondents (90%) usually do walking exercise and 3 respondents (10%) of them do not usually do walking exercise. Walking regularly and in the right way can have a lowering effect on blood pressure. The study can be used as a reference for nurses in carrying out nursing treatments for people with hypertension as an alternative to medical measures to lower blood pressure.