One of the causes of hypertension is stress, and non-pharmacological
interventions can decrease stress levels so that blood pressure can also be
reduced. The intervention provided in this study was positive thinking training.
This study aimed to determine the influence of positive thinking training in
reducing people's stress levels with hypertension by using a pretest-posttest
randomized control group design with three measurement points. The study
subjects consisted of 10 people with hypertension with moderate to severe
scores (based on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales). Data was collected with
the Indonesian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-42) and
analyzed with the Mann-Whitney non-parametric test. The results indicated a
significant difference (p<0.05) in positive thinking training in reducing stress
between the experimental and control groups. Next, a non-parametric Wilcoxon
signed-rank test was applied. Results indicated a significant difference Z =
2,032 (p<0,050) in the stress levels of people with hypertension before and after
positive thinking training. This study has implications for positive thinking
training applications in reducing the stress of people with hypertension. It was
concluded that positive thinking training could reduce the stress of people with
hypertension.