Key result
Acupressure plus diet education lowers blood pressure in ~85% of hypertensive patients.
Why the study?
Non-pharmacological therapies are increasingly needed alternatives for hypertension management due to long-term side effects of medications.
Does acupressure therapy combined with diet education reduce blood pressure and increase dietary knowledge in hypertensive residents?
Does acupressure therapy combined with diet education reduce blood pressure and increase dietary knowledge in hypertensive residents?
Acupressure therapy combined with hypertension diet education can successfully lower short-term blood pressure and improve disease management knowledge in community settings.
May support short-term BP lowering; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before any practice change.
Hypertension is a common health problem and is known as the "silent killer." Non-pharmacological therapy is an increasingly needed alternative, especially since hypertension medications can cause long-term side effects. This study seeks to ascertain the extent to which hypertension patients' blood pressure is impacted by acupressure therapy and a hypertension diet, as well as the community's level of ability in this area. Anjir Serapat Muara 1 Village's 33 hypertensive residents were the subjects of this research. A single-group pretest-posttest design was employed in the quasi-experimental procedure. The results demonstrated that following treatment, 84.4% of individuals saw a reduction in blood pressure. This treatment has been successful in reducing blood pressure in most individuals with hypertension and can be utilised as an additional intervention in the community's hypertension care.
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S et al. (2025) studied Hypertension (n=33). Acupressure therapy and hypertension diet education vs. Baseline (Pre-intervention) was evaluated on Reduction in blood pressure. A single 15-20 minute session of acupressure therapy combined with hypertension diet education resulted in a blood pressure reduction for 84.8% of the hypertensive participants.