Department of Medical, Surgical Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease affecting more than one billion people throughout the world. It is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. Hypertension, a "psychological classical silent killer" is the hallmark of various cardiovascular disorders mainly occurring due to increase in the total peripheral resistance because of several aetiological factors - genetic, obesity, glucose intolerance, high salt intake, cigarette smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, increased serum renin levels. Due to these aetiological factors, hypertension would become a greater global burden in the next 15 - 20 years. It is predicted that the total number of hypertensive patients would increase by about 60%, i.e., a total of 15.6 billion high blood pressure sufferers, by the year 2025. Hypertension is an important and growing public health challenge worldwide. Alternate nostril breathing (Pranayama) exercise has been widely referred to as the science of breath control. Alternate nostril breathing exercise designed to keep the body in vibrant, healthy conditions. Alternate nostril breathing exercise helps in the significant difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate. Alternate nostril breathing exercise is reported to influence the cardiovascular functions.
To assess the cardiovascular functions of hypertensive patients before the alternate nostril breathing exercise in experimental and control groups.
To reassess the cardiovascular functions of hypertensive patients in experimental and control groups after the alternate nostril breathing exercise in experimental group.
To compare the cardiovascular functions of hypertensive patients in experimental and control groups.
To find out the association of cardiovascular functions with their selected socio demographic variables of experimental and control groups.
Non-equivalent Pre test Post test control group research design
Selected Hospitals, district Jalandhar, Punjab.
Hypertensive patients of selected Hospitals, district Jalandhar, Punjab.
100 Hypertensive patients (50 in experimental group and 50 in control group)
Purposive sampling technique.
The findings of the study revealed that the pre test cardiovascular functions systolic blood pressure in experimental & control group were 140±9.25 & 135.4±6.13 respectively. The post test systolic blood pressure in experimental & control group were 121.8 ± 5.95 & 134.8± 5.3 respectively, the pre test diastolic blood pressure in experimental & control group were 95.8 ±7.3& 91.8± 4.82. The post test diastolic blood pressure in experimental & control group were 82.4±5.91 & 88±4.94. The pre test pulse rate in experimental & control group 85.6±2.02 & 84.44±2.68, the post test pulse rate in experimental & control group 74.92±2.29 & 84.2±2.94. It indicated that there was significant difference in the pre and post interventional cardiovascular functions that is systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate among hypertensive patients at 0.05% level of significance. So alternate nostril breathing exercise can be used as alternative measure along with the anti hypertensive medication. The study was found associated with socio-demographic variables like age, family income per month and duration of hypertension and associated disease condition was significantly associated with the cardiovascular functions. So, the study concluded that alternate nostril breathing exercise had significant effect on cardiovascular functions among hypertensive patients.
Effect, Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise, Cardiovascular functions
