Pengaruh Terapi Tawa terhadap Kualitas Tidur pada Lansia di Unit Pelayanan Teknis Panti Sosial Lanjut Usia (UPT PSLU) Kabupaten Jember

Abstract

Age is a factor that can influence sleep quality. Sleep quality decreases with aging and the complaints of sleep become common among elderly. This study aimed to analyze the effect of laughter therapy on sleep quality of elderly in Long-Term Care Jember. The design of study was randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The sample was 30 respondents, 15 respondents is intervention group and 15 respondents is control group. Sleep quality was measured by using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The data were analyzed by t test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney test with significance level of 0.05. The result revealed a significant difference of sleep quality before and after laughter therapy in the treatment group (p: 0.001), and there was no significant difference between pretest and posttest in the control group (p: 0.082). Mann-Whitney test showed a significant difference of sleep quality between the treatment group and the control group after laughter therapy (p: 0.000). The percentage of elderly sleep quality before laughter therapy in the treatment group that is bad 100%, while after laughter therapy that is either equal to 100% which means there is an increase in the quality of sleep of 100%. Percentage of quality sleep before therapy in the control group of poor by 100%, while after a bad sleep therapy quality percentage is 100%, which means no increase in the quality of sleep in the control group It can be concluded that there was a significant effect of laughter therapy on sleep quality of elderly in Long-Term Care Jember. Laughter therapy can be applied to improve sleep quality in elderly people.