THE RELATIONSHIP OF ENVIRONMENT CARE WITH SLEEP PATTERNS PREMATURE INFANTS IN THE BABY CARE ROOM WALED HOSPITAL CIREBON DISTRICT

Premature babies are babies born before 37 weeks of gestation regardless of the
baby's birth weight. Stating that premature babies undergoing treatment in intensive
care rooms are vulnerable to exposure to stimuli that can disrupt sleep such as
medical equipment noise, too bright light, inappropriate temperatures, and routine
medical procedures. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship
between the care environment and sleep patterns in premature infants in the infant
care room at Waled General Hospital, Cirebon Regency. The research method is
correlation analysis with a cross sectional design. The sampling technique in this
study was accidental sampling a sample of 32 respondents was obtained. Data
collection was carried out using observation sheets. Data were analyzed by means

of univariate and bivariate. Data processing used a computer program with the chi-
square test with a significance level of 95% (α = 0.005). The results of the study

using chi-square analysis showed that there was a relationship between the nursing
environment and sleep patterns in premature infants ρ <α (0.000 <0.05). The
conclusion is that there is a relationship between the care environment and sleep
patterns in premature babies in the infant care room at Waled General Hospital,
Cirebon Regency.