The Effect Of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular Relaxation On Sleep Quality In Elderly at Budi Agung Social Institution

Background: The quality of sleep in elderly tend to decline. This occurs as a result of certain changes such as physical, biological, mental and socio-economic. The quality of sleep may influence the health condition for short or long terms. Poor quality of sleep may cause difficulty in concentrating, slow response, memory disturbance and decrease of performance in daily life. The decline of sleep quality may be resolved with Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular Relaxation (JPMR) exercise. Objective: to analyze the effect of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular Relaxation on sleep quality in elderly at Budi Agung Social Institution.

Material and Methods: this study is a pre experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design. The subject of this study were the 19 elderly at Budi Agung Social Institution. In this study, JPMR exercise was done in 5 days. Sleep quality before and after JPMR exercise was measured using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnair. The data obtained was analyzed using McNemar test. Results: From a total of 19 subjects, 3 subjects had good sleep quality while 16 subjecst had poor sleep quality. On the other hand, after the JPMR excercise, improved sleep qualiy was found in the 16 subjects while the 3 subjects still had poor sleep quality; bivariate analysis p value = 0.002 (p <0.05). Conclusion: Jacobson’s Progressive Muscular Relaxation (JPMR) has a significant effect on sleep quality in elderly at Budi Agung Social Institution.