Acute Effect of Slow Deep Breathing Maneuver on Patient with Essential Hypertension Stage 1 and 2

Background: Hypertension remains one of the most common health issues in Indonesia. Slow deep breathing maneuver is a non-pharmacological therapy that achieves systolic and diastolic blood pressure lowering effect through sympathetic and parasymphathetic firing rate.Methods: This study was done using cross-sectional design, with consecutive sampling. Sample population was patients with hypertension stage 1 and 2, age range 40-55 years old, who came to Puskesmas Balaraja.Results: Systolic blood pressure lowered from 148.04+5.82 mmHg to 138.15+5.9 mmHg (p