Different Quality of Elderly Sleeping which Does Agents Regularly and not at the Welfare of Well Agung Kupang City

Abstract

Background: Elderly is not a disease, a process that gradually results in cumulative changes, decreased

immune system in the face of stimuli from inside and outside the body. Decreased endurance is characterized

by decreased physical ability, decreased cardiovascular system, decreased respiratory system, decreased

reproductive system, decreased muscular system , changes in the skin system, hair loss and this can inhibit

the activities of the elderly. The higher the life expectancy, the greater the number of elderly people. This

was followed by high health problems that exist in the elderly, one of which is sleep disorders which is more

than half of the elderly people, often complaining of sleep disorders at night. Elderly exercise is one example

of physical activity that can be done to improve the quality of sleep.

Objective: To determine the difference of sleep quality decline between the elderly who do regular and non

regular exercise. This study uses a experimental research group using a sample of 40 elderly.

Results: The elderly who have high quality sleep categories 11 people (27.5%) and elderly who have low

sleep quality 29 people (72.5%) with an average of 47.8 and after regular exercise activities the number

of elderly people who regularly reducing high sleep quality to 2 people (5%) and elderly who have low

sleep quality of 35 people (95%) with an average of 22.2. The results of statistical tests in groups that do

gymnastics irregularly and regularly by using statistical tests obtained p value 0,000.

Conclusion: This shows that there is an influence of elderly exercises on sleep quality in the elderly who do

regular gymnastics and cannot improve sleep quality in the elderly.