DIFFERENCES IN SLEEP QUALITY IN PREOPERATIVE PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER BEING GIVEN HYDRO-AROMATHERAPY IN THE INPATIENT ROOM

Abstract

The surgical process can cause psychological stress, continued stress can lead to poor sleep habits. On average, preoperative patients experience disturbances in meeting their sleep needs, such as frequent awakenings in the middle of the night, anxiety about the surgery to be undertaken, and loud noises.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hydro-aromatherapy techniques on poor sleep quality in preoperative patients at RSUD Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek, Lampung Province in 2020. The method used is a quasi experiment with a one group pretest posttest design. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a total of 46 respondents. The population in this study were preoperative patients, the statistical test used in this study was Wilcoxon Signed Ranked.

The results showed that the average value of sleep quality before the intervention was 8.72 and the average after the intervention was 3.61. The p-value of 0.000 showed that there was an effect of hydro-aromatherapy on the sleep quality of preoperative patients at RSUD Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province in 2020.

Researchers suggest nurses in overcoming poor sleep quality in preoperative patients can use hydro-aromatherapy as a companion to pharmacological therapy.