Effect of Dhikr on Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women with Hypertension

[摘要] Background: Hypertension is a 5-10% of complications in pregnancy and is one of the most common causes of death besides bleeding and infection, and also contributes to the mor­bidity and mortality of pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to examine effect of dhikr on blood pressure in pregnant women with hypertension. Subjects and Method : This was an experi­mental study conducted in Banjarnegara dis­trict health center, Central Java, in June 2018. A sample of 30 pregnant women with hyper­tension was selected for this study randomly. The dependent variable was blood pressure. The independent variable was dhikr. Blood pressure was measured by sphygmomano­me­ter. Mean difference between of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in two groups after intervention was tested by t test. Results: After intervention, diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group (Mean= 136.67; SD= 6.17) was lower than in the control group (Mean= 141.33; SD= 5.16), and it was statistically significant (p= 0.006). After inter­vention, diastolic blood pressure in the inter­vention group (Mean= 88.67; SD= 3.52) was lower than in the control group (Mean= 92.00; SD= 4.41), and it was statistically significant (p= 0.025). Conclusion: Dhikr decreases blood pressure in pregnant women with hypertension.

[学科分类] 眼科学

[关键词] blood pressure;hypertension;pregnant women