Sleep Hygiene And Insomnia On Stroke Patient During Pandemic, Pra-Experiment

Abstract

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that often occurs and its prevalence is increasing in stroke patients. Insomnia is associated with impaired sleep regulation due to damage to the parts of the central nervous system that regulate sleep. Sleep hygiene is an intervention that can improve sleep quality by avoiding things that disturb sleep such as adjusting sleep schedules, avoiding things that are not recommended before going to bed, relaxation and bedtime rituals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sleep hygiene on insomnia in stroke patients. The method used was pra-experimental, with the accidental sampling method for 1 week and obtained 15 respondents by providing sleep hygiene interventions through educational videos and  providing sleep records at the stroke outpatient polyclinic. Insomnia was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The results of this study indicate that there is an effect of sleep hygiene interventions on insomnia in stroke patients, which means an increase in the quality of sleep of stroke patients. There was a significant improvement in quality sleep of stroke patient. The post score of quality of sleep were decrease. The average age of the respondents was 65 years, female, had comorbid hypertension and has been suffering from stroke for 5 years. Further research related to sleep hygiene needs to be carried out with other experimental methods and in combination with other interventions related to patient complaints such as pain and headaches.