Sleep Quality of Hypertensive Patients can be Influenced by the Effectiveness of Back Massage

Abstract

Background: Hypertension has an impact on cardiovascular disease which can cause death. One of the factors that affect blood pressure is sleep disorders. Objectives: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of back massage on the sleep quality of hypertensive patients Methods: The design of this study used quasi-experimental research (Quasi Experiment). The population of this study was hypertensive patients in the Rumkital Inpatient Room, Dr. Mintohardjo. The sample in this study was 20 respondents. This research instrument uses a standard instrument, namely the Sleep Quality Questionnaire (KKT). This study uses the Paired Sample T-Test. This research uses the IBM SPSS statistic 24 in the data processing. Data analysis in this study was carried out bivariate. Results: The characteristics of most respondents are female by 13 (65%), final age (56-65 years) by 12 (60%), sleep satisfaction before being given a back massage by 13 (65%), sleep satisfaction after being given a back massage by 14 ( 70%). The results of statistical tests obtained P-Value = 0.000. Conclusion: There is an effect of the effectiveness of the back massage on the sleep quality of hypertensive patients.