Effect Effect The Effect of Tomato Juice Administration on Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly Hypertensive Patients in Lamme Village, Jaya, Aceh Jaya.

The Effect of Tomato Juice Administration on Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly Hypertensive Patients in Lamme Village, Jaya, Aceh Jaya.

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the non-communicable diseases that frequently occurs in the elderly and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The efforts to manage hypertension are not only done through pharmacological treatment, but also by complementary therapies such as consuming tomato juice, which is rich in lycopene, potassium, and antioxidants. This study aims to determine the effect of tomato juice consumption on blood pressure reduction in elderly hypertensive patients in LammeVillage, Jaya, Aceh Jaya. This research employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest study design. The sample consisted of 21 elderly selected using the total sampling technique. The intervention was giving 1 glass of tomato juice daily for 14 consecutive days. The data was collected by measuring blood pressure before and after the intervention. Then, the data was analyzed using the Paired T-Test and the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality. The research results showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure, from an average of 156.67 mmHg to 146.38 mmHg. The diastolic blood pressure also showed a decline from an average of 98.90 mmHg to 92.42 mmHg. The statistical test results showed a p-value of 0.000 for both variables, indicating a significant effect of tomato juice consumption on blood pressure reduction. These findings prove that tomato juice is effective in lowering blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension. Therefore, this intervention can be one of the non-pharmacological hypertension management strategies that is easy to implement in the community, especially in areas with limited access to healthcare services.