Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana Position on Reducing Blood Pressure in the Elderly

The deterioration of the function of organs especially in the elderly causes the elderly to be prone to attacks by various chronic diseases, including Hypertension.Non-pharmacological therapies that are used include yoga.This study is going to determine the effect of Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana position on reducing blood pressure in the elderly.The method used in this paper is Quasy Experiment, with a non-randomized design control group pre-test post-test design.The sample size was 44 people, divided into a control group and an experimental group.The results of the Wilcoxon test in the intervention group got the results of p = 0.014 (α <0.05) and in the control group the results of p = 0.317 (α> 0.05), there were significant influences between before and after doing the Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam action with Sukhasana Position in the intervention group.The difference to the 2 groups indicated by the results of the average decrease in systolic and diastolic pressure.It implies that Yoga Pranayama Dhiirga Swasam with Sukhasana position effects on reducing high blood pressure in the elderly.