Pengaruh Endorphine Massage terhadap Kualitas Tidur Ibu Hamil Trimester III di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sumbersari Kabupaten Jember

Abstract

Third trimester pregnant women experience physical, hormonal, and physchological changes that have an impact on poor sleep quality. Poor sleep quality of pregnant women can harm pregnant women and infants. This research aim to analyze the influence of endorphine massage on the sleep quality of the third trimester of pregnant women in the working area of the Sumbersari Public Health Center in Jember Regency. The type of this research was quasy experiment design with pretest-posttest control group design approach. The total sample of 40 respondents was taken by simple random sampling method which was divided into 20 control group and 20 experimental group. Sleep quality was measured using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. The result of independent t test showed that there was influence of endorphine massage on the sleep quality of third trimester pregnant women with p value = 0,0001. Discussion from the results of the study shows that endorphine massage can overcome the sleep quality of pregnant women because it can stimulate ascending nerve receptors so that the hypothalamus secretes endorphine hormones through blood vessels so that the mother relaxes and can improve sleep quality. It was expected that endorphine massage could be one of techniques to improve sleep quality in pregnant women.