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Prevalensi hipertensi di Sumatera Barat sebanyak 25,1%, dimana lima Kabupaten/Kota dengan angka penderita hipertensi tertinggi salah satunya terdapat di Tanah Datar (31,57%) dengan jumlah penderita sebanyak 23.519 orang.11.436 diantaranya diderita oleh lansia. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui Pengaruh acupressure terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia Panti Sosial Tresna Wherda (PSTW) Kasih Sayang Ibu. Penelitian ini bersifat Pre Eksperiment Design tanpa kelompok kontrol dengan menggunakan pendekatan One Group Pretest Posttest. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh lansia penderita hipertensi Panti Sosial Tresna Wherda (PSTW) Kasih Sayang Ibu Batusangkar sebanyak 14 orang. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan September 2022. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 14 orang. Pengambilan sampel dengan total sampling, data dianalisis secara Univariat dan Bivariat. Hasil analisis univariat menunjukkan bahwa rerata tekanan darah sebelum melakukan terapi acupressure yaitu 158,57/95 mmHg. dan sesudah melakukan terapi acupressure yaitu 144,64/84,29. Hasil analisis bivariat terdapat pengaruh terapi acupressure terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia(Pvalue=0,003). Disimpulkan terdapat pengaruh terapi acupressure terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia Panti Sosial Tresna Wherda (PSTW) Kasih Sayang Ibu.

The prevalence of hypertension in West Sumatra is 25.1%, of which the five regencies/cities with the highest number of hypertension sufferers, one of which is in Tanah Datar (31.57%) with 23,519 sufferers, 11,436 of whom suffer from the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure on reducing blood pressure in the elderly at the Tresna Wherda Social Institution (PSTW) for Mother's Love. This research is with Pre Experiment Design without a control group using the One Group Pretest-Posttest approach . The population in this study were all elderly people with hypertension at Tresna Wherda Social Home (PSTW) Kasih Sayang Batusangkar as many as 14 people . The research was conducted in September 2022 . The sample of this research is 14 people . Sampling with total sampling , data were analyzed by Univariate and Bivariate. The results of the univariate analysis showed that the average blood pressure before performing acupressure therapy was 158.57/95 mmHg. and after doing acupressure therapy that is 144.64/84.29 . The results of the bivariate analysis showed the effect of acupressure therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly ( P value = 0.003). It was concluded, there is an effect of acupressure therapy on decreasing blood pressure in the elderly at the Tresna Wherda Social Institution (PSTW) Kasih Sayang Ibu.