GAMBARAN SLEEP HYGIENE LANSIA DI PANTI WREDA ELIM DAN WISMA HARAPAN ASRI, SEMARANG

Abstract

Sleep Hygiene is an exercise or habit that can affect sleep. Good sleep hygiene can prevent the development of sleep disorders. The assessed components of sleep hygiene consist of sleep-wake schedule, the sleep environment, diet and common things include anxiety and daytime activities. The aim of this research is to know the description of elderly sleep hygiene at Panti Wreda Elim and Wisma Harapan Asri Semarang. This research is a quantitative research with descriptive study and cross sectional approach. Sampling technique purposive sampling is used to determine the number of samples, as many as 80 respondents consisting of 40 elderly in Panti Wreda Elim and 40 elderly in Wisma Harapan Asri. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of this study were most of the elderly had moderate sleep hygiene (81.2%). This study recommends elderly agencies to evaluate dietary factors and supervision of elderly wake and sleep hours, and health education providers can be a solution to improve sleep hygiene elderly for the better. Keyword: Elderly, Sleep Hygiene, Elderly Agencies Bibliography: 74 (1998-2017)