The Effect Of Pregnancy Exercise On Anxiety Level And Sleep Quality Of Pregnant Women At Clinic Pera

Abstract

Pregnancy exercise is exercise that recommended for pregnant women because it aims to do to prepare mentally and physically for pregnant women. Disorder during pregnancy which is poor sleep quality, high levels of anxiety, back pain, increased urinary frequency and leg cramps. This research aimed to determine the effect of pregnancy exercise on anxiety level and sleep quality of pregnant women and to determine the correlation between anxiety level and sleep quality of pregnant women. This research is an experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design with sample 22 respondents drawn using purposive sampling techniques based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data is primary data by answered the questionnaire Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (ZSAS) and the questionnaire The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The data is processed using the Wilcoxon test to determine the difference anxiety level and sleep quality before and after pregnancy exercise of pregnant women and using the Spearman test to determine the correlation between anxiety level and sleep quality of pregnant women. The results showed difference of anxiety level before and after pregnancy exercise (p=0.000) and showed difference of sleep quality before and after pregnancy exercise (p=0.001). The results also showed there is not relationship between anxiety level and sleep quality of pregnant women (p=0.051).