Background: Sleep plays a crucial role in the growth and development of infants, particularly during hospitalization, where environmental factors that are not conducive often disrupt sleep quality. One proven non
pharmacological intervention to improve sleep quality is infant massage. Objective: To determine the effect of infant massage on the sleep quality of infants in the pediatric inpatient ward.
Methods: This study employed a quasi experimental design with a one group pretest posttest approach. The sample consisted of 38 infants aged 3 12 months hospitalized at Santosa Hospital Bandung Kopo, selected using purposive sampling. Infant massage was administered for 9 15 minutes per session, three times a week, following the standard operating procedure (SOP). Sleep quality was measured using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using the Paired Sample t Test.
Results: There was a significant difference in sleep quality before and after infant massage (p = 0.000). Infant massage improved nighttime sleep duration, reduced the frequency of nighttime awakenings, and enhanced overall sleep comfort.
Conclusion: Infant massage has a significant positive effect on improving the sleep quality of infants in pediatric inpatient settings and can be recommended as an effective independent nursing intervention.
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