Key result
Five-finger relaxation is linked to ~7-mmHg lower systolic blood pressure alongside routine therapy.
Why the study?
Hypertension requires continuous management through pharmacological therapy and complementary nursing interventions, and five-finger relaxation is a simple non-pharmacological technique that may support blood pressure control.
Does five-finger relaxation as a complementary nursing intervention reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult patients with hypertension receiving antihypertensive therapy?
Case Report (n=2)
No
Does five-finger relaxation as a complementary nursing intervention reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult patients with hypertension receiving antihypertensive therapy?
Five-finger relaxation administered for 15 minutes daily over three days alongside routine amlodipine therapy was associated with short-term mean within-session reductions of 7.3 mmHg systolic and 4.0 mmHg diastolic blood pressure in two hypertensive patients, though causality cannot be established without a control group.
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Should not yet change hypertension management; leaves open whether five-finger relaxation adds benefit beyond pharmacotherapy in controlled trials.
Hypertension requires continuous management through pharmacological therapy and complementary nursing interventions to support blood pressure control. Five-finger relaxation is a simple non-pharmacological technique that may promote relaxation and support hypertension management. This multiple-case report aimed to describe the application of five-finger relaxation and changes in blood pressure among two patients with hypertension. The intervention was administered for 15 minutes once daily for three consecutive days, while both patients continued their prescribed antihypertensive therapy. Blood pressure was measured using a calibrated digital sphygmomanometer before and after each session, and serial measurements were analyzed descriptively. Blood pressure decreased after each session in both patients. In Patient 1, mean blood pressure decreased from 162.7/94.0 to 155.3/90.0 mmHg, while in Patient 2, it decreased from 168.7/96.0 to 161.3/92.0 mmHg. Both patients demonstrated mean reductions of 7.3 mmHg in systolic blood pressure and 4.0 mmHg in diastolic blood pressure. No clinical deterioration was observed during the intervention period. These findings suggest that five-finger relaxation may serve as a simple complementary nursing intervention associated with short-term blood pressure reductions. However, its independent effectiveness cannot be established because both patients continued antihypertensive therapy and no comparison group was included.
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Aji et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Hypertension (n=2). Five-finger relaxation was evaluated on Within-session change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (MD -7.3 mmHg (SBP), MD -4.0 mmHg (DBP)). Five-finger relaxation alongside routine antihypertensive therapy was associated with mean within-session reductions of 7.3 mmHg in systolic and 4.0 mmHg in diastolic blood pressure in two patients.
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