Gamelan Music Therapy can Decreased Blood Pressure at Hypertension Patients

Abstract

Background:  Hypertension disease becomes a popular disease suffered and most feared. There are various music therapies that can be applied to people with hypertension, namely traditional music, one of which is gamelan music therapy.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the effect of gamelan music therapy on blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients.

Methods: Pre experimental research design with    pretest-posttest design. This research population is all patients with hypertension and samples using total sampling techniques with a total of 20 respondents. Data collection is a blood pressure observation sheet and intervention from music gamelan   therapy. Using Shapiro Wilk's statistical test.

Results: The average blood pressure result before gamelan music therapy was 153.10 systolic and diastolic 91.15. And after systolic therapy 146,10 and diastolic 85,55.  Statistic test result obtained p-value value 0.000 < α (0.05)

Conclusion: Shows how gamelan music therapy affects blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients