THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF SLEEP AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN FACULTY OF NURSING IN X UNIVERSITY Felicia Kartika (a), Melisa Constantine Sigarlaki (b), Debora Siregar (c), Elissa Oktoviani Hutasoit (d)
a) Siloam Hospital, Sentosa Bekasi
b) Siloam Hospital Mampang
c) Lecturer at University of Pelita Harapan, Karawaci, Tangerang, Indonesia (debora.siregar[at]uph.edu)
d) Clinical Educator at University of Pelita Harapan, Karawaci, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Sleep is a basic need that must be fulfilled by people to be able to maintain health status at an optimal level. Sleep Quality is very important for health. When a person has a lack of sleep, the body warns it as a stressor, then the sympathetic nerves activated. The Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone system is stimulated and the synthesis of central catecholamines is increased so the blood vessels constrict and cause an increase in blood pressure.
Objective: The study aimed to analyze the relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure in nursing students at the Faculty of Nursing at the University X.
Method: The research method was a quantitative with cross sectional designed. This study was conducted by 66 students with simple random sampling. Blood pressure was measured by a sphygmomanometer. The data was analyzed used chi square.
Results: The analysis showed there was no relationship between the quality of sleep and blood pressure in students at the Faculty of Nursing in University X. (p value .01) and respondents who have a sleep deprivation were 1.2 times have a higher risk of abnormal blood pressure compared to respondents who have quality sleep.
Conclusion: There was no relationship between the quality of sleep and blood pressure in students nursing at the faculty of nursing at University X. Even so, still needs to do a modification of students behavior to improve their sleep quality.
Keywords: Blood Pressure; Nursing Students; Quality of Sleep
Topic: Mental Health, Community, Family Health and Gerontological Nursing
