Pengaruh Kombinasi Lilin Aromaterapi Daun Pandan dan Serai Terhadap Tekanan Darah Penderita Hipertensi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Simpang Tiga Pekanbaru

Hipertensi adalah suatu keadaan dimana tekanan darah sistolik maupun diastolik diatas batas normal, sehingga jika tidak diobati akan mengakibatkan berbagai macam komplikasi. Penyakit hipertensi membutuhkan pengobatan farmakologi maupun nonfarmakologi. Lilin aromaterapi daun pandan dan serai merupakan terapi alternative untuk hipertensi. Daun pandan dan serai memiliki kandungan senyawa bioaktif yang berguna untuk antihipertensi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui tentang pengaruh kombinasi lilin aromaterapi daun pandan dan serai terhadap tekanan darah penderita hipertensi di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Simpang Tiga Pekanbaru. Penelitian dilaksanakan tanggal 14 Mei 2024 s/d 29 Mei 2024. Jenis penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan desain quasy eksperiment dan rancangan penelitian pre-test dan post-test without control desaign. Responden berjumlah 19 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian didapatkan rata-rata tekanan darah sistolik sebelum intervensi 161,05 dan sesudah intervensi 145,63. Sedangkan rata-rata tekanan darah diastolik sebelum intervensi 100,58 dan sesudah intervensi 88,42. Hasil analisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon pada tekanan darah sistolik dan uji Paired T-Test pada tekanan darah diastolik sebesar 0,000 < 0,05 artinya H0 ditolak sehingga ada pengaruh kombinasi lilin aromaterapi daun pandan dan serai pada tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik. Pelaksanaan intervensi lilin aromaterapi ini diharapkan dapat dilakukan secara mandiri sebagai pendamping pengobatan farmakologi.

Hypertension is a condition where systolic and diastolic blood pressure is above normal limits, so if not treated it will lead to various complications. Hypertension requires both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Pandanus and lemongrass aromatherapy candles are an alternative therapy for hypertension. Pandanus and lemongrass contain bioactive compounds that are useful for antihypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a combination of pandanus and lemongrass leaf aromatherapy candles on blood pressure of hypertensive patients in the Simpang Tiga Pekanbaru Health Center Working Area. The research was conducted on May 14, 2024 to May 29, 2024. The type of research is quantitative with a quasy experimental design and a pre-test and post-test without control desaign research design. Respondents totaled 19 people with purposive sampling technique. The results of the study obtained average systolic blood pressure before intervention 161.05 and after intervention 145.63. While the average diastolic blood pressure before the intervention was 100.58 and after the intervention was 88.42. The results of the analysis using the Wilcoxon test on systolic blood pressure and the Paired T-Test test on diastolic blood pressure were 0.000 <0.05, meaning that H0 was rejected so that there was an effect of a combination of pandanus and lemongrass leaf aromatherapy candles on systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The implementation of this aromatherapy candle intervention is expected to be carried out independently as a companion to pharmacological treatment.