THE APPLICATION OF ERGONOMIC EXERCISES IN ELDERLY WITH SLEEP DISORDERS (INSOMNIA) AT HARAPAN KITA NURSING HOME PALEMBANG IN 2021

Abstract

In the elderly, the quality of sleep at night has decreased to around 70-80%, which is slightly more effective than
adults. Sleep disorders experienced by the elderly are caused by several factors including stress or anxiety,
depression, chronic disorders, side effects of medication, poor diet, caffeine, nicotine, and lack of physical activity
or exercise. Gymnastics for the elderly consist of various types and one of them is ergonomic exercise. This study
aims to determine the application of ergonomic exercise in the elderly with sleep disorders (insomnia) at the
Harapan Kita Nursing Home in Palembang in 2021. The design of this study is a qualitative study. There were 3
sources of data or informants, consisting of 2 nurses and 1 general practitioner as key informants, and also used
secondary data such as journal articles, books, and others. The results of this study were that the application of
ergonomic exercise was seen from all the informants theoretically already had sufficient knowledge about the
concept of insomnia and ergonomic exercise. Most of the nurses already know the stages of ergonomic exercise
and it has been going well, although the results have not been maximized, this is because the standard operating
procedures for the stages that are made are not socialized regularly. Few of the nurses have sufficient information
about the benefits of ergonomic exercise but it is necessary to have regular training on ergonomic exercise at the
Harapan Kita Nursing Home in Palembang. It is hoped that counseling for the elderly who experience insomnia
will want to follow the given ergonomic exercise so that insomnia in the elderly does not occur again. The more
routine ergonomic exercise activities, the greater the opportunity to reduce the number of elderly who experience
insomnia.