Terapi shiatsu modifikasi bersifat nonfarmakologis. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengukur pengaruh terapi shiatsu modifikasi sebanyak 8 kali terhadap tingkat kecemasan, kualitas tidur serta tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik. Penelitian ini menggunakan disain quasi experiment pre dan post-test. Besar sampel 56 responden, dipilih dengan stratified random sampling dan purposive sampling yang dibagi menjadi menjadi kelompok perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol. Hasil menunjukkan penurunan rata-rata nilai kecemasan sebesar 5,5, gangguan kualitas tidur sebesar 2,36, tekanan darah sistolik sebesar 29,65 mmHg dan diastolik 17.5 mmHg (p = 0.000; 0.000; 0.000). Latihan ini direkomendasikan sebagai salah satu intervensi keperawatan pada lansia hipertensi di komunitas.

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Modification on shiatsu therapy is non pharmacological. This study aimed to measure effect of modification on shiatsu therapy toward anxiety level, quality of sleep, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A quasi-experimental design with pre and post-test between treatment and control groups was applied. Samples were selected by stratified random sampling and purposive sampling. The treatment group was provided by intervention for 8 times. Results showed decrease of anxiety average 5.5, quality of sleep 2.36 and systolic blood pressure 29.65 mmHg and diastolic 17.5 mmHg (p = 0.000; 0.000; 0.000). It is recommended to provide this exercise as nursing intervention at community