PENERAPAN TEKNIK RELAKSASI TARIK NAFAS DALAM PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DENGAN NYERI KEPALA AKUT DI PUSKESMAS PAJANGAN BANTUL

Abstract

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a disorder of the circulatory system where there is an increase in systolic pressure of more than 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure of more than 80 mmHg, an increase in blood pressure, one of which will cause dizziness or headache (pain in the head), so it can affect activity. Various ways are done to reduce headaches in hypertensive patients, one of which is by non-pharmacological treatment by giving deep breathing relaxation techniques. Effective deep breathing relaxation techniques can reduce pain, heart rate, blood pressure, reduce muscle tension. To describe the application of deep breathing relaxation techniques in hypertensive patients with acute headache. The method used in this research is descriptive in the form of case studies. From the application of deep breathing relaxation techniques that were carried out on one female respondent with hypertensive headaches and carried out for 3 days there was a decrease in the pain scale from the pain scale on the first day, namely the moderate scale (6) to moderate scale (4) and on the third day the pain scale was reduced, moderate pain (4) to mild pain scale (2). From the research conducted by researchers, it was found that there was an effect on deep breathing relaxation techniques to reduce headaches in hypertensive patients in 1 respondent, a woman who was an outpatient at the Pajangan Bantul Health Center.