Implementasi Alat Jalan Terapi Portable bagi Penderita Hipertensi di Desa Ngingit

Hipertensi termasuk penyakit kardiovaskuler yang paling banyak ditemui. Menurut WHO, di seluruh dunia 1,28 miliar orang dewasa usia 30-79 tahun akan menderita hipertensi. American Hearth Association (AHA) dan European Society of Hypertension membuat panduan manajemen hipertensi yaitu terapi farmakologis, non farmakologis, dan manajemen usia lanjut. Penderita hipertensi harus dikontrol dengan rutin cek tekanan darah. Pengecekan tersebut dilakukan dikegiatan desa meliputi POSBINDU PTM, posyandu lansia, atau di fasilitas kesehatan. Di Desa Ngingit Kecamatan Tumpang Kabupaten Malang kegiatan POSBINDU PTM dan posyandu lansia berjalan dengan baik. Ditemukan fakta bahwa tren penyakit di desa tersebut adalah hipertensi. Penderita hipertensi di Desa Ngingit hanya mengandalkan obat-obatan tanpa terapi non farmakologis. Sehingga, Tim Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka-Membangun Desa (MBKM-MD) Universitas Negeri Malang 2022 menyelenggarakan kegiatan edukasi kepada masyarakat tentang penyakit hipertensi serta turut berkontribusi dalam pembuatan alat jalan terapi portable bagi penderita hipertensi sebagai pengobatan alternatif. Metode pengabdian masyarakat di Desa Ngingit adalah penyuluhan serta implementasi alat jalan terapi portable bagi penderita hipertensi. Adapun hasil dari pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat tersebut adalah peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat terkait hipertensi serta pemanfaatan alat jalan terapi portable bagi penderita hipertensi untuk masyarakat Desa Ngingit. Kata kunci—Alat Jalan Terapi, Hipertensi, Pengobatan Farmakologis, Pengobatan non Farmakologis Abstract Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease. According to WHO, around the world 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years will suffer from hypertension. The American Hearth Association (AHA) and the European Society of Hypertension make guidelines for the management of hypertension, namely pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and elderly management. Patients with hypertension must be controlled by routine blood pressure checks. These checks are carried out in village activities including POSBINDU PTM, elderly Posyandu, or in health facilities. In Ngingit Village, Tumpang District, Malang Regency, POSBINDU PTM and elderly Posyandu activities went well. It was found that the trend of disease in the village was hypertension. Hypertension sufferers in Ngingit Village only rely on medicines without non-pharmacological therapy. Thus, the MBKM-MD State University of Malang 2022 held educational activities for the public about hypertension and contributed to the manufacture of portable therapeutic walking devices for hypertension sufferers as an alternative treatment. Community service methods in Ngingit Village are counseling and implementation of portable therapy walking devices for hypertension sufferers. The results of the implementation of community service are an increase in community knowledge regarding hypertension and the use of portable therapeutic walking devices for people with hypertension for the people of Ngingit Village. Keywords—Hypertension, Non-Pharmacological Treatment, Pharmacological Treatment, Therapy Device