TELAAH JURNAL

JUDUL THE EFFECT OF MEDITATION ON THE QUALITY OF

LIFE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
HYPERTENSION IN THE WENING WARDOYO SOCIAL
REHABILITATION UNIT UNGARAN SEMARANG REGENCY.

A. JURNAL
https://jurnal.unimus.ac.id/index.php/JKMB/article/view/1102
B. ANALISIS JURNAL
1. Judul Jurnal : the effect of meditation on the quality of life of elderly people suffering
from hypertension in the wening wardoyo social rehabilitation unit ungaran semarang
regency
2. Problem : Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease that has become a major public
health problem in Indonesia and countries around the world (Indonesian Health Profile,
2005). Hypertension is a chronic disease condition that causes stress (stressful).
Emotional or mental stress can reduce a person's quality of life, in addition to mental
stress (psychosocial) can increase blood pressure (Jaret, 2008). One option is meditation
therapy (Kavya, 2003; O'Hara, 2006). Meditation has been successfully used in the
treatment and prevention of high blood pressure (hypertension), heart disease, stroke.
3. Intervention : This study used a quasy experimental design with the pre and post test
with control group method, meaning that data collection was carried out before and
after intervention in the control group and intervention group. The sampling technique
was carried out using the simple random sampling method, namely random sampling
until the number of samples was met.
4. Comparison : The comparison in this journal is that the control group was given health
education on hypertension management.
5. Outcome : Based on the results of the study, most of them had sufficient quality of life,
namely 33 respondents (82.5%). Sufficient quality of life in patients can be seen in the
distribution of questionnaire results that most respondents feel that they really need
medical therapy to support their daily activities, respondents feel pain so that it has an
impact on their daily activities and respondents also claim to be less satisfied with
sexual intercourse. The results of this study are in line with research by Ibrahim (2009)
that his research showed that out of 91 elderly patients, 52 patients (57.2%) perceived
their quality of life at a low level and 39 other patients (42.9%) at a high level. Quality of
life is the distance between expectations and patient experience (Shafipour, 2010).
6. Time : This journal does not indicate when the research was conducted.

Evidance Based Practice/Keperawatan Medikal Bedah

C. TINJAUAN TEORI TENTANG INTERVENSI DALAM JURNAL
Hypertension or high blood pressure is often referred to as the "silent killer" or does not show signs
and symptoms (O'Hara, 2006). Hypertension is one of the cardiovascular diseases that has become
a major public health problem in Indonesia and countries around the world (Indonesian Health
Profile, 2005). Hypertension is a chronic disease condition that causes stress (stressful). Emotional
or mental stress can reduce a person's quality of life, in addition to mental stress (psychosocial) can
increase blood pressure (Jaret, 2008). Complementary therapies are natural treatments that
address the causes of disease and encourage the body to heal itself, in contrast to medical
treatment. Complementary therapies include herbal therapy, relaxation: progressive relaxation
and, breath training, meditation (Cushman and Hoffman, 2004; Vitahealth, 2006; Xu Yu, 2004;).
Meditation is a relaxed condition for concentration on the ongoing reality events, or a condition
that the mind is free from all kinds of thoughts, or a condition that is free from all that is tiring and
focuses on God or a high concentration. Meditation can calm the brain and repair (restore the
body), meditation done regularly can be used to reduce stress, depression and (Dorbyk, 2007;
Glickman, 2007; Vitahealth, 2006). One option is meditation therapy (Kavya, 2003; O'Hara, 2006).
Meditation has been successfully used in the treatment and prevention of high blood pressure
(hypertension), heart disease, stroke.
D. DISKUSI
The treatment of hypertension in the elderly in addition to medication therapy should also
be meditation on the quality of the living environment.
E. DAFTAR PUSTAKA
Giptah Galih Widodo, Puji Purwaningsih “Pengaruh Meditasi Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Lansia
Yang Menderita Hipertensi Di unit Rehabilitas Sosial Wening Wardoyo Ungaran Kabupaten
Semarang” https://jurnal.unimus.ac.id/index.php/JKMB/article/view/1102
Ni Putu Wiwik Oktaviani, Ni Putu Yessi Urmilasari, Ni Wayan Trisnadewi, I Made Sudarma
Adiputra “Pengaruh Meditasi Terhadap Hipertensi Pada Lansia di Banjar Angkling Desa
Bakbakan Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Gianyar II”
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350583963_Pengaruh_Meditasi_Terhadap_Hiperte
nsi_Pada_Lansia_di_Banjar_Angkling_Desa_Bakbakan_Wilayah_Kerja_Puskesmas_Gianyar_II_T
he_Effect_of_Meditation_on_Hypertension_in_The_Elderly_in_Banjar_Angkling_Bakbaka

Evidance Based Practice/Keperawatan Medikal Bedah