EKA RAHAYU LESTARI

Soaking feet in warm water (with temperature 37-39
o
C) is a technique that evokes soparifik’s effect
(feeling asleep) and overcomes sleeping disorder. Sleeping disorder is not easily solved. Therefore, it will influence
life quality and relates to mortalities. The normal sleeping quatity of elderly (age>60 years) is 6 hours per day.
The purpose of the research was to know the influence of soaking feet in warm water to elderly’s sleeping
quantity on elderly who experiences sleeping disorder at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home.
 The research’s design was Pre Experiment research with One-Group pre test post test approach. The
population was all elderly at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home that experience sleep disorder. Using Purposive
Technique Sampling, it was obtained 22 respondents who met inclusion criteria. The independent variable was
soaking feet in warm water while the dependent variable was sleeping quantity. The data were collected using
elderly’s sleeping observation sheet  and analyzed using Wilcoxson statistic test with significance level á = 0.05.
The result of the research showed elderly’s sleeping quantity before given soaking feet in warm water
was  4.88 hours per day. Further, the sleeping quantity after given soaking feet in warm water was 6.20 hours
per day.  Obviously, the elderly’s sleeping quantity increased 1.32  hours per day after given soaking feet in
warm water.
In conclusion, soaking feet in warm water influenced elderly’s sleeping quantity on elderly who
experiences sleeping disorder at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home.

Rendam air hangat dengan suhu 37-39
o
C pada kaki merupakan tehnik yang menyebabkan soparifik’s
effect (rasa kantuk) dan dapat digunakan untuk mengatasi gangguan tidur. Gangguan tidur bukanlah hal yang
mudah untuk diatasi. Hal ini selain mengganggu kualitas hidup lansia juga berdampak pada kematian. Kualitas
tidur yang normal bagi orang tua atau lansia (berusia lebih dari 60 tahun) adalah 6 jam per hari. Tujuan penelitian
ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh rendam air hangat pada kaki terhadap kuantitas tidur pada lansia yang
mengalami gangguan tidur di Panti Wredha Santo Yoseph Kediri.
Desain penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah pra eksperimen dengan pendekatan One-Group pre test
post test. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua lansia di Panti Wredha Santo Yoseph Kediri yang mengalami
gangguan tidur. Dengan menggunakan tehnik Purposive Sampling diperoleh 22 responden yang memenuhi
kriteria inklusi. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini adalah rendam air hangat pada kaki sedangkan variable
terikatnya dalah kualitas tidur. Data dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui lembar observasi kuantitas tidur
lansia. Data tersebut kemudian dites dengan menggunakan Wilcoxson Statistic Test dengan level signifikansi α
= 0,05.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas tidur pada lansia adalah 4,88 jam per hari sebelum
diberikan perlakuan rendam air hangat pada kaki. Setelah diberikan perlakuan rendam air hangat pada kaki,
kualitas tidur lansia menjadi 6,20 jam per hari. Jika ditilik lebih rinci, kualitas tidur lansia di Panti Wredha
Santo Yoseph Kediri meningkat 1,32 jam per hari setelah mendapat perlakuan rendam air hangat pada kaki.
Dapat disimpulkan, bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang siknifikan dari rendam air hangat pada kaki terhadap
kuantitas tidur pada lansia yang mengalami gangguan tidur di Panti Wredha Santo Yoseph Kediri

Soaking feet in warm water (with temperature 37-39
o
C) is a technique that evokes soparifik’s effect
(feeling asleep) and overcomes sleeping disorder. Sleeping disorder is not easily solved. Therefore, it will influence
life quality and relates to mortalities. The normal sleeping quatity of elderly (age>60 years) is 6 hours per day.
The purpose of the research was to know the influence of soaking feet in warm water to elderly’s sleeping
quantity on elderly who experiences sleeping disorder at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home.
 The research’s design was Pre Experiment research with One-Group pre test post test approach. The
population was all elderly at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home that experience sleep disorder. Using Purposive
Technique Sampling, it was obtained 22 respondents who met inclusion criteria. The independent variable was
soaking feet in warm water while the dependent variable was sleeping quantity. The data were collected using
elderly’s sleeping observation sheet  and analyzed using Wilcoxson statistic test with significance level á = 0.05.
The result of the research showed elderly’s sleeping quantity before given soaking feet in warm water
was  4.88 hours per day. Further, the sleeping quantity after given soaking feet in warm water was 6.20 hours
per day.  Obviously, the elderly’s sleeping quantity increased 1.32  hours per day after given soaking feet in
warm water.
In conclusion, soaking feet in warm water influenced elderly’s sleeping quantity on elderly who
experiences sleeping disorder at Santo Yoseph Kediri Nursing Home.
Keywords: Soaking feet in warm water, Sleeping quantity
ABSTRAK