APPLICATION OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY IN IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY IN HYPERTENSION SUFFERERS DISTRICT ACEH BESAR

Abstract

Sleep quality is a measure of how someone can start sleeping and maintain slepp which is described by the length of sleep time and complaints felt during sleep or sfter awakening from sleep. If hypertension is not treated, it can lead to complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease fisiologi and psikologis in person. Application of recitation is one intervention in reducing using lavender aromatherapy to improve sleep quality in hypertension sufferers. This study aims to reduce high pressure in hypertensive patients after lavender aromatherapy to improve sleep quality in hypertension sufferers. This type of research is descriptive with a case study design. This research was conducted at the Darul Imarah District Aceh Besar,y with the intervention given lavender aromatherapy 2%c and in the afternoon for 7 days which was carried out on March 23-29, 2024 on 2 respondents. The measuring instruments used are, instruments Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), observation sheets and tension, spigmomanometer, stethoscopes, and observation. Results of the study showed that the improve sleep quality with the results of subject I before duration value 0f 6 hours/day and ubject II before had a sleep duration value of 5 hours/day. The improve sleep quality after the intervention was carried out in both subjects was a sleep duration value of 7 hours/day, and subjek II duration value of 6 hours/day. Research proves that the application of lavender aromatherapy is effective in improving sleep quality in hypertension sufferers. Hoped it is that that the administration for improving sleep quality in hypertension sufferers can be applied as one of the nonpharmacological therapies to reduce lavender aromatherapy to improve sleep quality.