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EFEKTIFITAS HYDROTHERAPY HANGAT DAN DINGIN TERHADAP TINGKAT INSOMNIA PADA LANJUT USIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PARONGPONG, BANDUNG BARAT

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ABSTRACT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WARM AND COLD HYDROTHERAPY TO THE LEVEL OF INSOMNIA FOR ELDERLY AT PARONGPONG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER’S WORK AREA, WEST BANDUNG Rachel Claudia NIM: 1351017 Based on the experience of the author who treat the elderly with Insomnia, the author interested to research how to overcome Insomnia. This research used Quasi Experimental design. The sample consisted of 10 respondents divided into 2 groups of interventions which selected by purposive sampling and the data were analyzed with the percentage formula and paired t-test using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The research’s instrument used the Insomnia Rating Scale questionnaire. The result of Insomnia level data before Hydrotherapy of both intervention groups were in moderate Insomnia category, whereas after intervention the Insomnia’s level of group 1 decreased to mild Insomnia level category, as well as group 2. The value of significance before and after of warm and cold Hydrotherapy is 0.00 < α-value (0.05) and there was a significant difference between before and after of warm and cold Hydrotherapy. The value of significance before and after of warm Hydrotherapy is 0.001 < α-value (0.05) and there was a significant difference between before and after of warm Hydrotherapy. This research expected to be a reference for other studies and can be a basic reference in passing interventions to the elderly who experienced Insomnia. Keywords : Elderly, Insomnia, Hydrotherapy