Key result
Butterfly Hug plus deep breathing reduces systolic blood pressure by ~6 mmHg vs standard care.
Why the study?
The effectiveness of combined Butterfly Hug therapy and deep breathing relaxation as a non-pharmacological intervention to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients was not established.
Does the combination of Butterfly Hug and deep breathing relaxation reduce blood pressure in adult patients with a history of hypertension?
Does the combination of Butterfly Hug and deep breathing relaxation reduce blood pressure in adult patients with a history of hypertension?
Mean Difference: 6.28 (95% CI 0.186–12.374)
Absolute Event Rate: 16.2% vs 9.92%
p-value: p=0.044
A combination of non-pharmacological interventions including the Butterfly Hug and deep breathing relaxation may effectively reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
May support adjunctive non-pharmacological approaches in hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Terapi Butterfly Hug dan Relaksasi Napas Dalam dipadukan sebagai intervensi non-farmakologis untuk menurunkan tekanan darah secara holistik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas kombinasi terapi Butterfly Hug dan Relaksasi Napas Dalam terhadap tekanan darah pada pasien dengan riwayat hipertensi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain kuasi-eksperimen pretest-posttest kontrol group pada 50 responden pria dan wanita berusia 51–60 tahun yang terdaftar di Posbindu Mekar Sari, dipilih berdasarkan kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Responden dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok intervensi (25 orang, diberikan terapi kombinasi Butterfly Hug dan relaksasi napas dalam) dan kelompok kontrol (25 orang, diberikan intervensi standar). Data dikumpulkan melalui pengukuran tekanan darah sebelum dan sesudah intervensi menggunakan alat pengukur tekanan darah sesuai prosedur standar, serta dicatat dalam lembar observasi terstandar. Analisis data dilakukan dengan uji univariat, uji normalitas, dan uji bivariat menggunakan paired t-test atau Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, serta independent t-test atau Mann-Whitney U. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan memberikan bukti ilmiah efektivitas terapi kombinasi sebagai pendekatan pendukung dalam pengelolaan hipertensi secara holistik.
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Nurrokhima et al. (2026) studied Hypertension (n=50). Combination of Butterfly Hug therapy and Deep Breathing Relaxation vs. Standard intervention was evaluated on Reduction in Systolic Blood Pressure (MD 6.28, 95% CI 0.186-12.374, p=0.044). The combination of Butterfly Hug and deep breathing relaxation significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by an additional 6.28 mmHg compared to standard intervention (p=0.044).
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