Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, 5(4), pp 117–121. Insomnia in the elderly - A hospital-based study from North India. Gambhir, I.S., Chakrabarti, S.S., Sharma, A.R. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 33(4), pp 579–596. Sleep in the Elderly: Unanswered Questions. Jakarta:Departemen Kesehatan Republik Indonesia.ĭewi, S.R. Efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation training in reducing anxiety in patients with acute schizophrenia. Retrieved from: Ĭhen, W., Chu, H., Lu, R., Chou, Y., Chen, C., Chang, Y., O’Brien, A. Elderly nursing Yogyakarta: Graha Science.īadan Pusat Satistik (2016). Mirror the World of Medicine Retrieved from. It is recommended for the elderly and health center cadres to be given training on progressive muscle relaxation techniques so that they have skills that can be used to reduce insomnia in the elderly.Īmir, N. The results of the study showed that there was an effect of progressive muscle relaxation on insomnia in the elderly in the work area of Kuranji health center in Padang with a mean value of 6.467 with a standard deviation of 2.416 and p value of 0.000. Questionnaires used in measuring insomnia using KSPBJ-IRS. The study was conducted 15 weeks until Augin the working area of the Kuranji Padang Health Center. The research population was all elderly 94 people in the Padang Kuranji region with a total sample of 15 people. This type of research is quantitative with the design of one group pretest-posttest. The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of progressive muscle relaxation on insomnia in the elderly in the Kuranji Padang health center. Insomnia has side effects for the health of the elderly such as mental dysfunction that can interfere with memory concentration of a person's ability to carry out daily activities, when a person is very tired due to sleep difficulties will make mental emotions more unstable so that it can become stressful, heart disease, headaches visual disturbances, body aches and pains, body feels not fresh and changes in sleep patterns will affect a sustainable mood will become anxiety and depression. Insomnia with inadequate complaints, difficulty starting to sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep or waking up too early. Insomnia is a common chronic disease, which can have important negative impacts on health and well-being. Health Science High School Alifah, Indonesia