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Tingginya kadar kolesterol di dalam darah merupakan permasalahan yang serius karena merupakan salah satu faktor risiko dari berbagai macam penyakit tidak menular seperti jantung, stroke, dan diabetes mellitus, kolesterol adalah substansi seperti lilin yang berwarna putih dan secara alami ditemukan di dalam tubuh kita. Data kolesterol di puskesmas rasimah ahmad pada bulan januari 2018 adalah 88 orang. Tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh hidroterapi ekstrak kulit jeruk purut terhadap kadar kolesterol pada lansia Jenis penelitian ini Quasy Experimental dengan desain Pretestest-Posttest Control Group Design. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara Purposive sampling, dengan 10 orang sampel, dimana 10 orang untuk sampel perlakuan dan 10 orang yang sama untuk sampel kontrol. Data di analisa dengan mengunakan wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan rata-rata sebelum dilakukan hidroterapi + ekstrak kulit jeruk purut 258, rata-rata sesudah dilakukan hidroterapi + ekstrak kulit jeruk purut 247,2. Dan hasil analisa didapatkan p value 0,005 (P < 0,005) artinya ada pengaruh hidroterapi + ekstrak kulit jeruk purut terhadap kadar kolesterol lansia. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya pengaruh hidroterapi + ekstrak kulit jeruk purut terhadap kolesterol lansia walaupun hanya sedikit saja. Diharapkan responden dapat menjadikan terapi rendam kaki air hangat atau hidroterapi + ekstrak kulit jeruk purut sebagai salah satu terapi nonfarmakologis untuk menurunkan kadar kolesterol yang dapat dilakukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.

The high level of cholesterol in the blood is a serious problem because it is one of the risk factors for various types of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes mellitus. Cholesterol is a substance like wax which is white and naturally found in our body. Cholesterol data in Rasimah Ahmad Health Center in January 2018 were 88 people. The aim was to determine the effect of hydrotherapy on lime peel extract on cholesterol levels in the elderly. Type of research this researchwas Quasy Experimental with PretestestPosttest Control Group Design. The sampling technique was carried out by purposive sampling, with 10 samples, of which 10 were for the treatment sample and 10 were the same for the control sample. Data was analyzed using Wilcoxon. The results of this study were obtained on average before hydrotherapy + lime peelsextract 258, the average after hydrotherapy + limepeel extract 247.2. And the results of the analysis showed that p value was 0.005 (P <0.005), meaning that there was an effect of hydrotherapy + lime peel extract on cholesterol levels of the elderly. Basedon the results of the study it can be concluded that there is an effect of hydrotherapy + lime peel extract on cholesterol of the elderly even though only a little. It is expected that midwives or related health workers can provide an explanation of the benefits of hydrotherapy + extracts of kaffir lime against cholesterol levels in the elderly.