Hubungan Kualitas Tidur dengan Tekanan Darah pada Ibu Menyusui di Puskesmas Payalombang Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai

Abstract

Introduction. Lack of sleep can cause serious health consequences such as increased disease mortality and morbidity. The risk that occurs from lack of sleep is that blood pressure increases and develops into hypertension. Objective. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure in breastfeeding mothers. Method. This research is quantitative research using analytical research design. The sampling was carried out using a technique, namely a simple random sampling technique of 70 people. Data were collected using a questionnaire adopted from The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Date analysis used the chi-square test. Results. Of the 70 respondents, for blood pressure criteria, the majority of respondents had normal blood pressure. Based on sleep quality, the majority have poor sleep quality. The results of the chi-square test statistic showed a p-value of 0.004 < 0.05. So it can be concluded that there is a relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure in breastfeeding mothers. Conclusion. There is a relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure in breastfeeding mothers. The better the quality of sleep, the better the mother's blood pressure will be so that she does not experience hypertension.