The effect of white noise on high school students’ sleep quality at Unit B of Rajawali Girls Dormitory Makassar

Abstract

To know the effect of white noise on the sleep quality at high senior students in Putri Rajawali Makassar. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of white noise on the sleep quality of high school students at Unit B of Rajawali Girls Dormitory Makassar. This was an experimental study involving twelve subjects, ages 16–18, with a total sampling method. The JBL T5 speaker was placed in the subject's room to generate white noise for 30 days. The white noise was listened continuously from 10 pm to 5 am, and sleep quality was measured subjectively with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after the intervention. Then the data were analyzed by paired t-test. The mean of PSQI score before the intervention was 8.50 ± 2.5 and significantly decrease into 6.50 ± 3.00 after the intervention (p-value 0.019). White noise decreased the score of PSQI, which interpreted as better sleep quality.

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