Mike Cynthia, - (2009) Pengaruh Pijat Refleksi Terhadap Peningkatan Kualitas Dan Kuantitas Tidur Pada Anak Usia Prasekolah Penelitian Pra-Ekperimental Di Rw I Kelurahan Sidomoro Gresik. Skripsi thesis, UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA.

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Abstract

Preschool children is a changing period between infant and school age. In this age, children start many activities that can decrease quality and quantity of sleep. Now day’s children mostly sleep only 8-10 hours a day. Actually, preschool children need 11-12 hours a day to sleep. Lack of quality and quantity of sleep can decrease preschool growth and development in intelligence. The objective of this research is to study the quality and quantity of preschool children. This study used pre-experimental design. Samples were preschool children in RW I Kelurahan Sidomoro Gresik. Sample size was 7 children, recruited using purposive sampling. Data were collected through questionnaire for quality and quantity of sleep and through observation for knowing the influence of reflection massage. Quality data were analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and quantity data were analyzed by Paired Sample T Test with significance level of α <0,05. The result of this study revealed that there was a change in sleep quantity. And for the quality, there was also a change but not significant. Through Wilcoxon Signed rank test, for sleep quality showed that α = 0,034. And through Paired Sample T test for sleep quantity showed α = 0,003. From the result can conclude that a reflection massage gives an influence/effect in increasing quality and quantity of sleep. Reflection massage can increase the quality and quantity of sleep. The major function of reflection massage is giving stimulation in efector organ in order to decrease strain and make our body relax. This condition is needed to get a good quality and quantity of sleep. It concluded that reflection massage influence to the increasing quality and quantity of children sleep.

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