Application Of Acupressure to Reduce the Risk of Hypertension Complications in Pregnant Women at Upt Puskesmas (Community Health Center) Gajah Mada Tembilahan, Riau
Yoneta Oktaviani*, Nik Nurul Najihah and Rahmi Pramulia Fitri
ABSTRACT
WHO systematically evaluates maternal mortality worldwide. In developed countries, 16% of maternal deaths are caused by hypertension. Data from the Ministry of Health shows that the number of maternal deaths in 2022 caused by the three main causes of maternal death are bleeding (30%), hypertension in pregnancy (25%), and infection (12%). Hypertension is a disease with high prevalence and the number continues to increase every year. The largest proportion of hypertension cases comes from developing countries. Hypertension in pregnant women is influenced by several factors, namely age, nutrition, twin pregnancy and anxiety [1]. The results of the study by Rubertsson et al stated that depression and anxiety in early pregnancy are associated with the risk of preeclampsia [2]. One of the non-pharmacological therapy methods that can be applied in the community is acupressure, in the form of modality therapy that can be used by nurses as part of a comprehensive nursing plan, in providing support to women during the pregnancy process. According to, Acupressure is a non-pharmacological therapy that can lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients and can be included in the midwifery care plan for hypertension [3]. The purpose of this study was to see if there was an effect of acupressure therapy on lowering blood pressure pregnancy woman.
The type of research used was quantitative with a quasi-experimental design using a one group pretest and posttest group design. The population was all pregnant woman hypertension sufferers who came to the Health Center. A sample of 21 people was determined by purposive sampling. The study was conducted on November 11-16, 2024. The instruments in this study were Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscope, Olive oil, Wet and dry tissues, Mattress and Blood pressure observation sheet. In Bivariate Analysis, the results showed that the p-value was smaller than the alpha value (0.000 <0.05). So, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the average systolic diastolic pressure before and after acupressure intervention.
