Pengaruh Senam Lansia terhadap Kualitas Tidur Lansia di Puskesmas Medan Sunggal

Abstract

Sleep quality decreases with age. Many factors can affect the sleep quality of an individuals, especially the elder’s. Physical exercise in the form of elderly gymanastic becomes one of the references to improve good sleep quality in the elderly. This study uses a quasi-experiment method, which aims to identify the effect of elderly gymnastic on the sleep quality of the elder at the Puskesmas Medan Sunggal (Public Health Center). This research was conducted in the working area of Puskesmas Medan Sunggal, from November until Desember 2019. The samples were 75 respondents selected by applying purposive sampling technique. Sleep quality research instruments were measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. To analyze the sleep quality of the elderly before and after doing elderly gymnastic, paired sample t-test was used with the results obtained that p = 0,000 or <0.05 Ha that accepted. The conclusion that before the intervention, after the intervention, and the influence of elderly exercise on the quality of sleep of the elderly have an effect. Based on this study, it is hoped that further researchers will further increase the use of elderly exercise as an effort to overcome the problem of decreasing sleep quality.