Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: October-December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 93-98
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20211015
Effectiveness of Beet Root Juice on Reduction of Blood Pressure among People with Hypertension at Sothupakkam, Kanchipuram District
Vaishnavi.D
Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Health Nursing, Mailam, Tamil Nadu
ABSTRACT
Aim: Effectiveness of beet root juice on reduction of blood pressure among people with hypertension at Sothupakkam, Kanchipuram district
Objectives: (i) to assess the level of blood pressure among people with hypertension residing at Sothupakkam. (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of beetroot juice on reduction of blood pressure among people with hypertension (iii) to find out the association between effectiveness of beetroot juice on reduction of blood pressure with the selected demographic variables.
Methodology: Researcher adopted the quantitative research approach, one group pre test and post test design, study samples with the age group 25-65 years old for 60 samples at Sothupakkam Kanchipuram district using purposive sampling technique
Results: The findings of the study was pre and post systolic mean difference 30.66 with the standard deviation 10.39 and applying paired ‘t’ test value 22.8 and pre and post diastolic mean difference 17.33 with standard deviation 10.22 and applying the paired ‘t’ test value 13.1 since the calculated value was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Hence it was significant improvement in reduction of blood pressure among people with hypertension. It has shown that the consumption of beet root juice was effective
Conclusion: The present study was conducted in sothupakkam village with the sample size 60 people with hypertension and they had been administered with the beet root juice on reduction of blood pressure which showed the remarkable changes in the health status of the susceptible of people with hypertension and they had give the feedback regarding the effectiveness of the natural home remedy.
Keywords: Beet root juice, hypertension, high blood pressure.