The effect of carrot juice consumption on changes in blood pressure of the mother of menopause in patients with hypertension in the clinic Pratama Hanum Medan / Pengaruh konsumsi jus wortel terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada ibu menopause penderita hipertensi di klinik Pratama Hanum Medan

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most significant causes of mortality in the world, especially in developing countries. Hypertension does not know the age of young or old, but women in menopause are prone to hypertension because estrogen levels decrease. Objective: To ascertain the impact of carrot juice on blood pressure variations in menopausal mothers who suffer from hypertension in the Clinic Pratama Hanum Medan. Method: The study was a quantitative research with Quasy Experimental, One Group Pre-Post Test. The population was 15 Menopause mothers who had hypertension in Hanum Clinic. The sample was 15 people with a mother's menopause. The data analysis is a t-test, then presented as tabulated frequency data. Results of the study, the average blood pressure of postmenopausal women who had hypertension before being given carrot juice was 159.67/92 mmHg. After consuming carrot juice, the mean blood pressure of hypertensive menopausal mothers was measured. 136.67/81.67 mmHg. The results of the Wilcoxon test found that the systolic blood pressure variable obtained a value = 0.001, and diastolic pressure received a p-value = 0.000. The conclusion showed there was an effect of giving carrot juice to change blood pressure in post-menopausal women who experienced hypertension at Hanum Clinic Medan. It is recommended that health workers apply non-pharmacological therapy to reduce hypertension with KIE consumption of carrot juice two times a day with 200 grams of carrots and 250 ml of water.

Latar Belakang : Hipertensi salah satu penyebab kematian terbesar di dunia, terutama di negara berkembang. Hipertensi tidak mengenal usia muda atau tua, namun wanita menopause rentan terkena hipertensi karena kadar estrogen yang menurun. Tujuan : Untuk mengetahui pengaruh jus wortel terhadap variasi tekanan darah pada ibu menopause yang menderita hipertensi di Klinik Pratama Hanum Medan. Metode : Menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen semu (Quasy Eksperimental) dengan One Group Pre Test- Pos Test. Ibu menopause yang mengalami hipertensi menurut data di Klinik Pratama Hanum Medan sebanyak 15 orang ibu menopause. Metode yang digunakan sebagai sampel adalah purposive sampling terhadap lima belas ibu menopause.. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji T-test lalu disajikan dalam bentuk tabulasi data frekuensi. Hasil : rata-rata tekanan darah ibu menopause yang mengalami hipertensi sebelum diberikan jus wortel adalah 159,67/92 mmHg. Setelah mengonsumsi jus wortel, diukur rata-rata tekanan darah ibu hipertensi menopause adalah 136,67/81,67 mmHg. Hasil uji Wilcoxon diketahui pada variabel tekanan darah sistolik didapatkan nilai p value = 0,001 dan tekanan diastolik didapatkan nilai p value = 0,000. Kesimpulan : ada pengaruh pemberian jus wortel terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada ibu menopause yang mengalami hipertensi di Klinik Pratama Hanum Medan Tahun. Saran : petugas kesehatan bisa menerapkan terapi non farmakologi untuk menurunkan hipertensi dengan KIE konsumsi jus wortel 2 kali sehari dengan 200 gram wortel dan 250 ml air.