THE EFFECT OF CONSUMING AMBON BANANA (Musa paradisiaca var.sapientum) TOWARD SLEEP LATENCY AND SLEEP DURATION ON ELDERLY HIPERTENSION IN MULYOREJO SURABAYA

Elderly hypertension often reported that their latency elongated and the sleep duration was less compared to healthy elderly. The increase of latency and the shortened sleep duration impact on health, it causes susceptibility to illness, stress, confusion, disorientation, mood disorders, less fresh, decrease ability to make decisions. The aim of this research is explain the effect of consuming ambon banana towards latency and sleep duration on elderly hypertension in Mulyorejo Surabaya. Time series one group pre-test post test design was used in this research. Affordable population in this research was elderly hypertension in RW 2 and RW 3 Mulyorejo Surabaya. Total sample was 15 respondents and taken by total sampling technique. The independent variable in this research was consuming ambon banana, dependent variable was latency and sleep duration on elderly hypertension. Every day the latency, sleep duration, and blood pressure on elderly was monitored. Data was collected using questionnaire, and then analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with significance α = 0.05. The result showed that consuming ambon banana affect sleep latency (p=0,009) and sleep duration (p=0,001). The conclusion of this research is consuming ambon banana can shortened latency and elongated the sleep duration on elderly hypertension. Future researches are expected to use a banana to improve the fulfillment of the other sleep disorders. Keywords: Ambon banana, sleep latency, sleep duration, elderly hypertension