THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY AND ASTHENOPIA IN NURSING STUDENTS AT ITEKES MAHARDIKA CIREBON

Astenopia is an eye condition that arises because the ciliary muscles work too
hard, especially when focusing their gaze on close objects for a long duration,
many factors cause asthenopia, one of which is poor sleep quality. The purpose of
this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality and asthenopia
in nursing students at ITEKES Mahardika Cirebon.
This study uses a quantitative method with a type of correlational descriptive
research and uses a cross sectional approach. The sample was taken using an
accidental sampling technique with a total of 57 respondents who were active
students in the 8th semester at ITEKES Mahardika Cirebon. By using the PSQI
(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) questionnaire for the sleep quality variable and
the VFI (Visual Fatigue Index) for the asthenopia variable. The data were
analyzed bivariately using the chi square test.
The results of the study obtained a p-value of 0.000 < to 0.05 (HO rejected) which
means that there is a relationship between sleep quality and asthenopia in nursing
students.
The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between sleep quality
and asthenopia in nursing students at ITEKES Mahardika Cirebon.