Penelitian ini menggali pengalaman pasien hipertensi yang menjalani terapi alternatif komplementer bekam. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kualitatif fenomenologi deskriptif terhadap pasien hipertensi yang menjalani terapi bekam. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam. Metode Colaizzi digunakan dalam analisis data. Tema penelitian yang ditemukan adalah gambaran penyakit hipertensi, gambaran terapi bekam, efek terapi bekam, proses pengambilan keputusan memilih terapi bekam, alasan menjalani terapi bekam dan harapan menjalani terapi bekam. Pengalaman pasien hipertensi yang menjalani terapi bekam bervariasi dan unik. Hasil rekomendasi dari penelitian ini perlunya perawat sebagai praktisi terapi bekam dan dijadikan sebagai salah satu pelayanan keperawatan yang diberikan kepada masyarakat.

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This research explores the experience of patients with hypertension who undergone complementary and alternative therapies: cupping therapy. This study used descriptive phenomenological qualitative design for patients with hypertension who undergone cupping therapy. Data were obtained through indepth interviews. Colaizzi method used in data analysis process. The result show that five themes found in this study was the description of hypertension, overview of cupping therapy, cupping therapy effects, decision-making process for choosing cupping therapy, reason and expectation of performing cupping therapy. The experience of patients with hypertension who undergone cupping therapy were variety and unique. The result of recommendations from this study as the need for nurse practitioners serve as the cupping therapy and one nursing services provided to the public.