Key result
Gotu kola leaf decoction reduces blood pressure in elderly individuals compared to control.
Why the study?
Hypertension in the elderly increases morbidity and mortality, and efforts to lower blood pressure using gotu kola leaf decoction need evaluation.
Does gotu kola leaf decoction reduce blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension?
Does gotu kola leaf decoction reduce blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension?
p-value: p=<0.05
Gotu kola leaf decoction appears to significantly reduce blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension.
Caution against clinical use of Gotu kola for elderly hypertension; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm effect.
Background:: Hypertension is a condition in which a person experiences an increase in blood pressure above normal which results in increased morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure that is still considered normal is less than 150/90 mmHg, whereas if it is more than 160/90 mmHg it is considered hypertension in the elderly. Efforts are made to lower blood pressure using gotu kola leaf decoction. Destination: To determine the effect of gotu kola leaf decoction on lowering blood pressure. Method: This type of research is Quasi Experiment using two group pretest and posttest design with control group design with a sample of 44 respondents. The data were processed using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann Whitney test. The Result: Based on the Mann Whitney test on blood pressure, the Asym Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.000 where the p value <0.05, which means that. Conclusion: It was concluded that there was an effect of gotu kola leaf decoction on the decrease in blood pressure in the elderly in Tersan Gede Village, Salam District, Magelang Regency.
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Nurrahmanto et al. (2021) studied Hypertension (n=44). Gotu kola leaf decoction vs. Control group was evaluated on Blood pressure (p=<0.05). Gotu kola leaf decoction significantly decreased blood pressure in elderly individuals compared to a control group (P<0.05).
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