The Effect Of Baby Massage On The Sleep Quality Of Babies Aged 2-11 Months At Bantarangin Homecare Wonogiri

Abstract

The prevalence of baby sleep problems in Central Java in 2018 was 44% of babies experiencing sleep disorders such as frequently waking up at night and not getting enough sleep. Baby Massage is an appropriate non-pharmacological therapy to improve sleep quality. The aim of the research is to analyze the effect of Baby Massage on the sleep quality of babies aged 2-11 months at Bantarangin Homecare Wonogiri. Pre-experimental research method, with one group pretest-posttest design type. The research population was babies aged 2-11 months, a total of 30 babies, in total sampling. The research instrument used the standard questionnaire A Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) and was processed using the Wilcoxon test. The research results showed that the sleep quality of babies aged 2-11 months before being given baby massage was the majority poor, as many as 29 respondents (96.7%) and after having baby massage, the majority was good, as many as 26 respondents (86.7%). The Wilcoxon statistical test shows a significant p-value of 0.000 <0.05, which is less than the research limit of 0.05, so the hypothesis decision is to accept Ha. In conclusion, there is an influence of baby massage on the quality of baby sleep.