scholarly journals The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Anxiety Decrease and Improving Quality of Sleep Neurosa Patients in Health Center Area Kepanjen Kidul Blitar City

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Nawang Wulandari ◽  
Titin Andri Wihastuti ◽  
Titin Andri Wihastuti ◽  
Lilik Supriati ◽  
Lilik Supriati
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Center Area

Neurosa a psychic reaction with typical anxiety where clients are in fear that unconsciously displayed in various forms of behavior. Anxiety can leads physical imbalance such as increased blood pressure, insomnia, muscle tension and palpitations. Muscle tension and sleep difficulties are often experienced anxiety response. Some psychotherapy can be given to clients of anxiety one of which is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. The  aims of this study was to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy to decrease anxiety and improve the quality of sleep in patients neurosa in Health Center Area Kepanjen Kidul Blitar. Research design was quasy experimental Pre-Post Test With Control Group with purposive sampling. Number of samples 26 respondents were divided into control and treatment groups. Collecting data using questionnaires that have tested the validity and reliability. Results of analysis of anxiety and sleep quality was obtained p <0.05 in the treatment group and control before and after treatment, the difference in scores of anxiety and sleep quality of patients neurosa between the treatment group and the control group after a given intervention p <0.05. There is no correlation between the anxiety with the quality of sleep with p> 0.05. Therapy progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing therapy can be used to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in patients neurosa.

scholarly journals The improvement of elderly sleeping quality with progressive muscle relaxation therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Emira Apriyeni ◽  
Helena Patricia
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Before And After

Background: Sleep is one part of physiological needs and it is a basic need which is needed by all humans to be able to function optimally. However, the elderly will often experience sleep disorders. Sleep disorders in the elderly will affect the quality of sleep. One of nursing intervention that can improve the elderly sleeping quality is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. This study aims to determine the differences of sleep quality before and after having progressive muscle relaxation therapy toward the elderly with sleep disorders.Methods: This research was conducted at the Tresna Werdha Sabai Nan Aluih Social Home, Sicincin in 2019. The research was conducted for 2 weeks with one-week intervention. This research is a Quasy experiment using one group pre-test and post-test without control group design approach. This study used the sample of 16 respondents taken by purposive sampling. The analysis of data uses dependent T-test with a significance level of 95% (α 0.05).Results: The results of the study found that the average sleep quality of the elderly before being given the intervention was 13.63 and after the intervention it became 8.44 with p value of 0.000.Conclusions: The results showed that there were significant differences before and after the intervention. For this reason, it is recommended for the elderly with sleep disorders to be able to do progressive muscle relaxation therapy to improve sleep quality.  

scholarly journals Pengaruh Terapi Progressive Muscle Relaxation Terhadap Kecemasan Dan Kualitas Hidup Pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2 Di RS Muhammadiyah Lamongan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Adbul Rokhman ◽  
Lilik Supriati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Therapy

ABSTRAKPenyakit diabetes mellitus yang tidak bisa disembuhkan secara total sering berdampak pada terjadinya kecemasan dan penurunan kualitas hidup. Untuk menurunkan kecemasan dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup pasien dapat dilakukan terapi progressive muscle relaxation. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi PMR (Progressive Muscle Relaxation) terhadap kecemasan dan kualitas hidup pada pasien diabetes mellitus tipe 2 di RS Muhammadiyah Lamongan. Metode quasi eksperimental dengan pendekatan pre-post test control group design dengan simple random sampling. Jumlah sampel 50 orang dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol masing-masing 25 orang. Alat ukur menggunakan kuisioner HARS untuk kecemasan dan DQOL (Diabetes Quality of Life) untuk kualitas hidup. Hasil analisis kecemasan dengan uji t pada kelompok perlakuan p 0,000, kelompok kontrol p 0,746. Analisis kualitas hidup pada kelompok perlakuan nilai p 0,000 dan kelompok kontrol p 0,098. Perbedaan kecemasan pada kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol p 0,019. Perbedaan kualitas hidup pada kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol p 0,076. Pengaruh faktor pendidikan terhadap kualitas hidup pada pasien DM tipe 2 sesudah diberikan terapi progressive muscle relaxation sebesar 4,9 % setelah dikontrol variabel lain. Terapi progressive muscle relaxation efektif untuk menurunkan kecemasan dan efektif untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup pasien DM tipe 2. Terapi progressive muscle relaxation dapat dimasukkan kedalam intervensi keperawatan pada pelayanan rumah sakit. Kata Kunci: Diabetes Mellitus tipe 2, Kecemasan, Kualitas Hidup, Terapi Progressive Muscle Relaxation ABSTRACTDiabetes mellitus which cannot be cured completely often have an impact on the occurrence of anxiety and reduced quality of life. To reduce anxiety and improve the quality of life of patients can use progressive muscle relaxation therapy. This study aims to determine the effect of PMR therapy (Progressive Muscle Relaxation) in anxiety and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Lamongan Muhammadiyah Hospital. Quasi-experimental method with the approach of pre-posttest control group design with simple random sampling. Number of samples 50  people  were   divided  into   two   treatment   groups  and   control  each   25   people.  HARS questionnaire instrument used for measuring anxiety and DQOL (Diabetes Quality of Life) for measuring quality of life. Results of the analysis by the t-test anxiety in the experimental group p0.000, 0.746 p control group. Analysis of the quality of life in the treatment group p values of 0.000 and 0.098 p control group. Anxiety differences in the treatment group and the control p0.019. Differences in the quality of life in the treatment group and the control p 0.076. Results of the analysis by the t-test anxiety in the experimental group p 0.000, 0.746 p control group. Analysis of the quality of life in the treatment group p values of 0.000 and 0.098 p control group. Anxiety differences in the treatment group and the control p 0.019. Differences in the quality of life in the treatment group and the control p 0.076. Educational factors influence the quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after progressive muscle relaxation therapy by 4.9% after controlling other variables. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy is effective to reduce anxiety and effective to improve the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy can be incorporated into nursing interventions on hospitals.Keyword : Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, anxiety, quality of life, progressive muscle relaxation therapy

scholarly journals PENGARUH TERAPI RELAKSASI OTOT PROGRESIF TERHADAP KEKUATAN OTOT DAN KUALITAS TIDUR LANJUT USIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Abdul Muhith ◽  
Teguh Herlambang ◽  
Atika Fatmawati ◽  
Dyah Siwi Hety ◽  
I Wayan Surya Merta
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
T Test ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Muscle Testing ◽  
Paired T Test

Physiological changes in the elderly can cause a change in the neural system that is a disorder towards sleep quality while changes in the musculoskeletal system are the occurrence of muscle strength decline. Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy is a therapy which can improve sleep quality and muscle strength. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy towards muscle strength and sleep quality of the elderly at House Technical Implementation. The research type used is quasi-experiment design with pretest and posttest nonequivalent control group design. The population in this research were all elderly as many as 40 elderly people. The sampling technique used was Total Sampling which was then divided into intervention group which consists of 20 respondents and control group which consists of 20 respondents. The measurement tool used was PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) questionnaire for sleep quality and the MMT (Manual Muscle Testing) observation sheet for muscle strength. The data were analyzed using Paired T-test and Independent T-test. Based on Paired T-test, it was obtained that p value = 0.000 (p

scholarly journals The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Post Cesarean Section Pain, Quality of Sleep and Physical Activities Limitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nemat Ismail Abdel Aziz Ismail ◽  
Wafaa Taha Ibrahim Elgzar
Keyword(s):  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Medical Institute ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Quality Of Sleep

Background: Pain, sleep disturbances, and physical activity limitation are the most tiresome complains of the women post caesarian section (Cs). Progressive muscle relaxation is a promising intervention for these complains. This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on post-cesarean section pain, quality of sleep and physical activities limitation. Research design: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Setting: post-partum unit at Damanhour National Medical Institute. Sample: A purposive sample of 80 women undergoing Cs was recruited. Randomization block was done to randomly assign 40 women for the study group and 40 for the control group. Tools: Four tools were used for data collection: structured interview schedule, short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire, Physical activities limitation Questionnaire and Groningen Sleep Quality Scale. Results: After the intervention, PMR significantly decreased pain severity among study group in Pain Rating Index scale, Visual analogue pain scale, and Present Pain Intensity scale compared to the control group. The severe physical activities limitation significantly absent from the entire study group, while it was significantly present among 70% of the control group. About two-thirds (62.5%) of the study group had a good quality of sleep compared to 5% of the control group. Conclusion: PMR significantly decreased pain, improved physical activities and quality of sleep among women after Cs. Recommendation: PMR should be incorporated in the nursing intervention protocols post-Cs.

scholarly journals The Effect Of Progressive Muscle Relaxation On Sleep Quality In Patients With Hypertension In South Cilacap City

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
KASRON KASRON ◽  
SUSILAWATI SUSILAWATI
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Before And After

Introduction : Patients with hypertension patients can have sleep disorders such as dizziness or headache, feeling tired during the day, anxiety, decreasing concentration and irritability. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on sleep quality in patients with hypertension in South Cilacap City. Method : The research used quasi-experiment with pre-post test without control group. Respondents werw patients with hypertension in South Cilacap City, with the criteria forthose who were active in health care programme, able to perform independent activities, consume of anti-hypertensive drugs, have done PMR regularly for 7 days, and the exclusion criteria was patients with impaired osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality twice, before and 7 days after interventions PMR. Statistic analysis used wilcoxon test. 16 respondents included in the criteria. Result : The quality of sleep before treatment PMR was 7 people (43.8%) poor, 9 people (56.3%) very bad. After treatment PMR was 3 people (18.8%) rather good, 13 people (81.3%) less good. The analysis shown the sleep quality was difference between before and after PMR with p-value <0.001. Discussion : The study shows there is difference between before and after PMR in hypertensive patients in South Cilacap. PMR can be used to improve the sleep quality of hypertensive patients.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Latihan Relaksasi Otot Progresif terhadap Kualitas Tidur Lansia

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulidah Sulidah ◽  
Ahmad Yamin ◽  
Raini Diah Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Relaxation Exercise

Lansia merupakan kelompok orang yang paling sering mengalami penurunan kualitas tidur. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan manfaat latihan relaksasi otot progresif untuk menghadirkan rasa nyaman yang dibutuhkan dalam mereduksi penyebab gangguan tidur. Penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi pengaruh relaksasi otot progresif terhadap kualitas tidur lansia. Rancangan penelitian ini Quasi Experimental dengan pendekatan Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Sampel diambil secara Purposive Sampling. Besar sampel 51 responden, terdiri dari 26 responden kelompok intervensi dan 25 responden kelompok kontrol. Kelompok intervensi melakukan latihan relaksasi otot progresif selama empat minggu. Kualitas tidur diukur sebelum dan sesudah latihan relaksasi otot progresif menggunakan instrumen PSQI. Pengukuran dilakukan empat kali, yaitu sebelum intervensi (pre test), dua minggu setelah intervensi (post test 1), tiga minggu setelah intervensi (post test 2), dan empat minggu setelah intervensi (post test 3). Data dianalisis menggunakan t test dan Repeated Anova. Hasil Uji t berpasangan kelompok intervensi menunjukkan nilai t hitung > t tabel, dengan p = 0,000. Pada kelompok kontrol diperoleh nilai t hitung < t tabel, dengan p > 0,05. Uji Repeated Anova memeroleh nilai F hitung (71,415) > F tabel (3,89) dengan p=0,000. Uji t tidak berpasangan didapatkan skor pretest, posttest 1, posttest 2 dan posttest 3 berbeda signifikan antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol dengan p < 0,05. Rata-rata skor PSQI kelompok intervensi menunjukkan kecenderungan penurunan setelah latihan relaksasi otot progresif, sedang kelompok kontrol tidak menunjukkan perubahan skor secara bermakna. Hal ini dimungkinkan karena latihan relaksasi otot progresif bermanfaat menimbulkan respon tenang, nyaman, dan rileks. Implikasi penelitian ini bahwa latihan relaksasi otot progresif secara bermakna meningkatkan kualitas tidur lansia sehingga dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai terapi komplementer dalam tatalaksana gangguan tidur pada lansia sebagai tindakan mandiri keperawatan.Kata kunci: Kualitas tidur, lansia, relaksasi otot progresif.The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise towards Older People’s Quality of SleepAbstractOlder people are the group of people who often experience the decreasing of quality of sleep. Few studies showed the benefit of progressive muscle relaxation exercise to give comfort that is needed to reduce the cause of sleep disturbance. This study aimed to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise towards older people’s quality of sleep. The research design is quasi experimental using pretest-posttest control group design. The sample were recruited using purposive sampling. The total sample were 51 participant which consist of 26 participants in intervention group and 25 participants in control group. Intervention group were conducted progressive muscle relaxation exercise for four weeks. The quality of sleep were measured before and after the exercise using PSQI instrument. The measurements were conducted four times, which were before intervention (pretest), two weeks after intervention (posttest 1), three weeks after intervention (posttest 2), and four weeks after intervention (posttest 3). The data were analyzed using t-test and Repeated ANOVA. The paired t-test for intervention group showed that the score of counted t > table t, with p = 0.000. In the control group, the results showed that counted t < table t score, p >0.005. The repeated ANOVA showed that counted F (71.415) > table F (3.89) with p= 0.000. Independent t-test showed that scores of pretest, posttest 1, posttest 2 and posttest 3 were different significantly between intervention and control groups with p<0.05. The average PSQI scores in intervention group showed a tendency of decreasing after progressive muscle relaxation exercise, while in the control group there was no significant changes in the scores. This is because the progressive muscle relaxation exercise is benefit to give calming, comforting and relaxing responses. The implication of this study is that progressive muscle relaxation exercise can significantly improve the quality of sleep of older people so that this exercise can be considered as a complementary therapy for management of sleep disturbance among older people as an independent nursing care.Keywords: Older people, progressive muscle relaxation exercise, quality of sleep.

scholarly journals The Effects of “Ceria” Chemotherapy Effect Management on the Life Quality Improvement of Children with Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Siti Lestari ◽  
Sri Hartini Mardi Asih ◽  
Rusmiyati Rusmiyati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Before And After

The prevalence of cancer in children is now increasing and followed by an increasing number of them who undergo chemotherapy. The effect of chemotherapy can reduce the children’s quality of life, hence it requires the contribution of nurses in improving health services to children with cancer. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect management of “Ceria” chemotherapy : (C)egah Sariawan (preventing mucositis), Cegah (E)kstravasasi (preventing extravacation), (R)elaksasi (Progressive Muscle Relaxation to reduce fatigue), Cegah (I)nfeksi (preventing infection), (A)kupresur (acupressur to reduce nausea and vomiting) on the life quality of children with cancer. The method applied was experimental research using control group design with pretest posttest. The treatment group received intervention in the form of “Ceria” chemotherapy effect management from the researchers while the control group did not receive intervention treatment. The selection of research subjects for the treatment and control groups was done randomly. The children’s quality of life was measured before and after one week of intervention using PedsQL (Children's Quality of Life Inventory). The participants were 76 children (38 in the treatment  group and 38 in the control group). The results of the paired t test showed that there were significant mean differences of life quality before and after "Ceria" chemotherapy effects management on children with cancer (p = 0,0001; sig = 0.05), the highest life quality improvement was found on children who experienced progressive muscle relaxation. This study concludes that "Ceria" chemotherapy effect management  can improve the life quality of children with cancer. Therefore, the reseachers recommend nurses to apply “Ceria” chemotherapy effect management to improve the life quality of children with cancer.   Keywords: cancer, children, quality of life,  "Ceria" chemotherapy effect management

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN LATIHAN RELAKSASI OTOT PROGRESIF DENGAN KUALITAS TIDUR PADA LANSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-295
Author(s):  
Kiki Anggini
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
P Value ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
Relaxation Exercises

ABSTRACT  Insomnia sleep disorders that distrupt a person’s concentrartion causing insomnia or insufficient sleep, resulting in inefficient sleep. Cause stress if it continues to have an impact on anxiety, headaches, sexual decline in men, worsening vision, lack of concentration, fatigue, and anemia (Suci, 2014). The aim is to find out whether there is a relationship between progressive muscle relaxation exercises and sleep quality in the elderly at the Guna Budi Bakti Medan Foundation in 2020. This research uses quasy experiment method and uses one grub pretest posttest design, which uses two sample groups be interviewed before (pretest) and after (posttest) by filling out the questionnaire. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon signedrank test, that the value of Z = -4,256ᵇ with a p value of 0,000 <0.05, the Ha is accepted and the Ho is rejected. It was concluded that there was an improvement in the quality of sleep in the elderly by doing progressive muscle relaxation exercises. Hopefully this research can improve the quality of nurses working in institutions capable of applying progressive muscle relaxation exercises in the elderly. ABSTRAK   Insomnia adalah gangguan tidur yang mengganggu konsentrasi seseorang menyebabkan sulit tidur atau tidak cukup tidur , sehingga waktu tidur tidak efesien. Menyebabkan stres apabila berkelanjutan berdampak pada kecemasan, sakit kepala, penurunan seksual pada pria, penglihatan memburuk, tidak konsentrasi, mudah lelah, dan anemia (Suci, 2014). Tujuan untuk mengetahui adakah hubungan latihan relaksasi otot progresif dengan kualitas tidur pada lansia di Yayasan Guna Budi  Bakti Medan tahun 2020”. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Quasy Eksperiment dan memakai rancangan One Group Pretest Posttest, yaitu menggunakan 2 kelompok sampel diwawancara sebelum (pretest) dan sesudah (possttest) dengan mengisi kuisioner (Soekijo Notoatmojo,2017).Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan wilcoxon signedrank test, bahwa nilai Z=-4.256ᵇ dengan nilai p value 0,000 <0,05 maka Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak. Disimpulkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan kualitas tidur pada lanjut usia dengan melakukan latihan relaksasi otot progresif. Semoga penelitian ini dapat meningkatkan kualitas perawat yang bekerja di panti mampu mengaplikasikan latihan relaksasi otot progresif pada lansia.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TEHNIQUE DAN PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TERHADAP KUALITAS TIDUR PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI CILACAP SELATAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Kasron Kasron
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
P Value ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Post Test

Patients with hypertension patients can have sleep disorders such as dizziness or headache,. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of spiritual emotional freedom tehnique (SEFT) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on sleep quality in patients with hypertension in South Cilacap City. The research used quasi-experiment with two group pre-post test group. Respondents were patients with hypertension, with the criteria forthose who were active in health care programme, able to perform independent activities, consume of anti-hypertensive drugs, have done SEFT and PMR regularly for 7 days. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality twice, before and 7 days after interventions SEFT. Statistic analysis used Mann-Whitney test. 32 respondents included in the criteria. The quality of sleep before treatment SEFT was 43.8% poor, 56.3% very bad. After treatment SEFT was 25% rather good, 75% less good. The quality of sleep before treatment PMR was 43.8% poor, 56.3% very bad. After treatment PMR was 18.8% rather good, 81.3% less good. The analysis shown the sleep quality was difference between SEFT and PMR after intervention with p-value 0.002. The study shows there is difference between SEFT and PMR after intervention in hypertensive patients in South Cilacap

scholarly journals Quality of sleep in pregnant woman with low back pain

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa ◽  
Silvia Oliveira Ribeiro ◽  
Carla Monique Ribeiro de Aquino ◽  
Elizabel de Souza Ramalho Viana
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Pressure Algometer ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction Pregnancy is characterized by several changes in her body. These changes contribute to the emergence of low back pain, which may influence the quality of sleep during pregnancy. Objective To compare the quality of sleep among pregnant women with and without low back pain during pregnancy, examining the relationship between two variables. Materials methods Thirty volunteers aged between 19 and 36 years, divided into control group (CG – n = 16) and Study Group (SG – n = 14), residents in the cities of Natal, were evaluated in the second trimester of pregnancy. To sleep evaluation were used to index the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Low back pain was evaluated using the pressure algometer, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index. Statistical analysis used the Shapiro Wilk test, Student’s T test for independent samples and Pearson correlation test. Results The mean gestational and chronological ages were 28.2 ± 3.4 years and 19.9 ± 3.7 weeks, respectively. Sleep quality was lower in SG (8.21 ± 4.8) when compared to CG (5.94 ± 1.7) and was statistically significant (P = 0.021). Analyzing the relationship between sleep quality and pain intensity, it was observed that the variables have a positive correlation between them (r = 0.372, P = 0.043). Conclusion Our findings indicate that sleep quality is decreased in women with low back pain compared to those without pain.

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