THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTIVE THERAPY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Background:  Hypertension is one of the diseases that is currently starting to be suffered by many adults, this shows that hypertension is one of the chronic diseases that requires more attention. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of supportive therapy on psychological distress and hypertension, Methods: This systematic review searches for relevant articles using keywords based on MeSH in the Scopus, PubMed, Proquest, and Google Scholar databases. The study guidelines used are PRISMA. Literature searches were conducted on studies from 2018 to 2023, in Indonesian and English. The keywords used in the article search are: (("supportive therapy OR psychotherapy") AND ("psychological distress OR anxiety OR stress OR depression") AND ("blood pressure OR hypertension")). The analysis used is the narrative method. Ten articles were included in the final insight, Results: The results of the study showed that the results of the article review stated that the average article was a cross-sectional study. The number of respondents used in the study ranged from 72 to 530 respondents. hypertension sufferers who were given supportive group therapy experienced a significant decrease in blood pressure, thus having a positive impact on hypertension sufferers, Conclusions: this systematic review shows that the entire literature states that supportive therapy has a good effect on psychological distress and hypertension.