Effect of isometric handgrip exercise on blood pressure and comfort among hypertensive patients
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Title
Effect of isometric handgrip exercise on blood pressure and comfort among hypertensive patients
Subject
physical activity, hypertension, blood pressure, comfort
Description
Introduction: Hypertension patients with uncontrolled blood pressure will experience some physical complaints.
Controlled blood pressure will reduce physical complaints and improve comfort. Physical activity can help in making
blood pressure controlled. However, due to limited time and access, many hypertensive patients rarely do some
exercise. This study aimed to investigate the Isometric Handgrip Exercise's effect on blood pressure and comfort of
hypertension patients.
Methods: The research design is a quasi-experimental pre and post-test with the control group. The population was
hypertension patients who were members of the chronic program disease, had hypertension pre and grade 1, and no
further complication or physical impairment. The sample used unpaired numerical analytical formulas, obtained by
25 patients for each group. The intervention of an Isometric Handgrip was conducted for ten days. In one day, there
is one session with 4x3 minutes.
Results: The results showed a significant relationship between isometric handgrip exercise with a decrease in blood
pressure and increased patient comfort.
Conclusions: Isometric handgrip exercise can be an alternative activity for patients that influences helping to
maintain stable blood pressure and reduce the physical discomfort.
Controlled blood pressure will reduce physical complaints and improve comfort. Physical activity can help in making
blood pressure controlled. However, due to limited time and access, many hypertensive patients rarely do some
exercise. This study aimed to investigate the Isometric Handgrip Exercise's effect on blood pressure and comfort of
hypertension patients.
Methods: The research design is a quasi-experimental pre and post-test with the control group. The population was
hypertension patients who were members of the chronic program disease, had hypertension pre and grade 1, and no
further complication or physical impairment. The sample used unpaired numerical analytical formulas, obtained by
25 patients for each group. The intervention of an Isometric Handgrip was conducted for ten days. In one day, there
is one session with 4x3 minutes.
Results: The results showed a significant relationship between isometric handgrip exercise with a decrease in blood
pressure and increased patient comfort.
Conclusions: Isometric handgrip exercise can be an alternative activity for patients that influences helping to
maintain stable blood pressure and reduce the physical discomfort.
Creator
Veralia Veralia1
, Hema Malini1
* , and Reni Prima Gusty1
, Hema Malini1
* , and Reni Prima Gusty1
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v18i1.40942
Date
12 March 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Collection
Citation
Veralia Veralia1
, Hema Malini1
* , and Reni Prima Gusty1, “Effect of isometric handgrip exercise on blood pressure and comfort among hypertensive patients,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10875.