PENGARUH PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP LAMA TIDUR BAYI DI DESA DUWET KECAMATAN WONOSARI KABUPATEN KLATEN

Abstract

Background: Even the oldest massage is an activity used by humans to expel
fatigue and stress. Lack of information and knowledge of parents of massage,
makes many parents think a massage is not a scientific and natural form of
therapy for infants. Most mothers believe massage is necessary only when their
child had flu and colds.
Purpose of the study: To determine the effect of infant massage on infant sleep
duration in the village of Duwet, Wonosari Subdistrict, Klaten Regency.
The subject: The population in this study is a baby in the village of Duwet
Wonosari District of Klaten regency totaling 45 babies. Samples that met the
study criteria and amounted to 20 babies. The sampling technique is simple
random sampling.
Methods: The data collection is done by the experimental method is by
measuring how much sleep babies after intervention. Data were analyzed using
statistical tests Independent t-test.
The results: Long sleep in infants that give the infant massage is known that at
least 11 hours and a maximum of 18 hours with an average bed is 15.90 hours.
Long sleep in infants who were not given the infant massage is known at least 12
hours and a maximum of 17 hours with an average bed is 13.90 hours. Statistical
analysis showed p: 3.967 with an upper limit 0.047 and lower limit 0.33.
Conclusion: There is a statistically significant effect of infant massage with infant
sleep duration (p: 3.967 with an upper limit 0.047 and lower limit 0.33).
Keywords: infant massage, infant sleep duration