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- Title
Effect of slow and guided breathing exercise on blood pressure in institutionalized hypertensive elderly.
- Authors
da Costa Lopes, Diógenes Alexandre; Thomaz de Souza, André Luiz; Lima de Gusmão, Josiane
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of device-guided slow breathing exercises on the hypertensive elderly individuals' blood pressure, in stages 1 and 2 of a long-term institution. It is a prospective, randomized, open-label study with elderly people divided into two groups. The intervention group used the Resperate® device to guide breathing exercises for 15 minutes, three times a week for eight weeks. The control group used an MP3 device listening to relaxing music during the same period. An automatic oscillometric device was used to measure blood pressure. The intervention group had a significant reduction (p <0.05) in systolic blood pressure after eight weeks (149.8 ± 10.4 mmHg to 141.5 ± 3.4 mmHg) and diastolic pressure (93.2 ± 4.8 mmHg to 88.3 ± 3.8 mmHg). It is concluded that the slow and guided breathing exercise can be an alternative in the non-medication treatment for hypertensive residents of long-term institutions.
- Subjects
BREATHING exercises; HYPERTENSION in old age
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 4, p797
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n4e9025