Background: Hypertension (HTN) significantly impacts cardiovascular health and healthcare
in India, causing 57% of stroke deaths and 24% of coronary heart disease deaths. In 2005,
20.6% of Indian men and 20.9% of women had HTN, with projections rising to 22.9% and
23.6% by 2025. HTN raises blood pressure, affecting both mental and physical health,
deteriorating quality of life, and increasing stress, anxiety, and depression among patients.
Method: An experimental study was conducted on primary hypertensive individuals between
35-65 years of age and randomly divided into two different groups based on inclusion and
exclusion criteria. Group A (n=30) received Isometric exercise training and Group B (n=30)
received combination of Isometric exercise training and Art therapy. A pre and post
intervention of Blood pressure, DASS-21 and QOL SF-12 were measured as outcome measures
for the study. The data were analyzed by SPSS 25 and Microsoft Excel.
Result: Within-group analyses of the data suggested there is significant difference (<0.05) in
blood pressure, stress and physical QOL in both the groups and also depression and mental
QOL in group B only. Between the group analyses of the data suggested significant difference
in systolic bp, diastolic bp, depression, anxiety and mental QOL.
Conclusion: This study concluded that isometric exercise (GROUP A) enhances physical
health among hypertensive individuals. The integration of isometric exercise with art therapy(GROUP B) offers extensive advantages, notably lowering blood pressure, stress, and
depression, while concurrently improving both physical and mental quality of life.
Keywords: Primary Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Quality
of life, Isometric exercise, Art therapy
Publication date: 01/09/2025
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.9.9438
