The Effect of Hydrotherapy (Warm Water Feet Soaks) on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

Abstract

Hypertension, if not treated immediately, can cause various complications. One non-pharmacological therapy that can lower blood pressure is hydrotherapy (soaking the feet in warm water). Hydrotherapy (warm water foot soak) is a water therapy that can dilate blood vessels so that it can improve blood circulation and reduce blood pressure. The intervention was given 6 times in a row using warm water with a temperature of 38°C- 40°C, duration 15-20 minutes, water height 25 cm from the soles of the feet to above the ankles without using footwear, to maintain the stability of the water temperature using aluminum foil which was covered over the surface of the basin. The sample in this study were 30 hypertensive patients in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Data analysis used an independent T-test .There was an effect of hydrotherapy (warm water foot soak) on blood pressure in the intervention group, the results were obtained (p = 0.001). Hypertension if not treated immediately can cause various complications. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that can lower blood pressure is hydrotherapy (warm water foot soak). Hydrotherapy (warm water foot soak) is a water therapy that can dilate blood vessels so that it can smooth blood circulation and lower blood pressure. The intervention was given 6 times in a row using warm water with a temperature of 38 ° C- 40 ° C, a duration of 15-20 minutes, a water height of 25 cm from the soles of the feet to above the ankles without using footwear. The sample in this study were 30 hypertensive patients in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Data analysis used an independent T-test. There was an effect of hydrotherapy (warm water foot soak) on blood pressure in the intervention group, the results were obtained (p = 0.001)