The Influence of Sleep Hygiene on the Sleep Disorders of Elderly at Integrated Long Term Care

Abstract

Sleep hygiene is the most effective non-pharmacological therapy as a simple behavior of several individual environmental factors and as a healthy sleep aid. Sleep hygiene is a very easy, inexpensive, and comprehensive therapy that can be used to improve sleep disorders in the elderly. Methods:The design of this study used a quantitative method. Quasi Experiment: Pre-test and Post-test with a control group. Results: Showed that the average value of the control group before was 3.42 and the average value afterward was 3.76, which means there's no significant relationship between sleep hygiene and sleep disorders, but in the intervention group, the average value before the sleep hygiene intervention was carried out was 3.88 and the average value after the sleep hygiene intervention was carried out was 8.48, which means that there was an increase in the average value before and after the sleep hygiene intervention was given. Based on statistical calculations using the Wilcoxon test, a P-value of 0.000 <0.05 was obtained, so there was a relationship between sleep hygiene and sleep disorders. Conclusion:Regular application of sleep hygiene is effective in promoting good sleep and can overcome sleep disturbances in various populations of the elderly age group