Why the study?
Various non-pharmacological therapies can be used to reduce blood pressure, but the effect of deep breath relaxation on lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension needed evaluation.
Does deep breathing relaxation reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension?
Population
30 respondents with hypertension
Comparison
Blood pressure before vs after deep breath relaxation
Design
Pre-experimental one-group pretest-post-test design
Authors
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Deep breathing relaxation was associated with BP reduction; leaves open its efficacy as adjunctive therapy pending controlled trials.
Does deep breathing relaxation reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension?
Deep breathing relaxation may serve as a simple, non-pharmacological intervention to help reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Fitriyah et al. (2019) studied this question.
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