The Pilot Study: Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea for Improving the Elderly^s^ Quality of Life and Quality of Sleep in Yogyakarta Rizqi Wahyu Hidayati- Anastasia Suci Sukmawati- Yuli Astuti
Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta
Abstract
Background: Elderly has sleep disorders that induce decreasing in quality of life. The effect of the condition is increasing the risk of complication of chronic disease. To gain the physical, physiological, and social optimalization of health, they need to improve their quality of sleep for the better quality of life.
Purpose: to investigated the effectivity of Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea for improving the elderly^s^ quality of life and quality of sleep in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Methods: The study used quasi-experiment with control group design. The sample was 40 persons and divided in 2 groups there were control and placebo group. The inclusion were hypertension diagnoses, minimum 55 years old, and the exclusion were dementia, severe cardiovascular disease, and hypersensitivity with the compound. The questioners were PSQI and WHO-QL. The analysis used t-test and Wilcoxon test (based on the normality test).
Results: The Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea were not significant in improving quality of sleep p = 0.264 (p<0.05) and the physical domain in quality-of-life p = 0.075. However, there were significant in improving quality of life domain psychological, social relationship, and environment with p = 0.007- p = 0.003- and p = 0.041. The factors which related to the results were the quality, amount of the Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea, drugs administration, and the number of samples.
Conclusion: Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea had effective effect for improving the elderly^s quality-of-life with psychological, social relationship, and environment domain. We suggest the future research can improve the number of sample and modify the administration, or the amount of Crocus sativus Linnaeus and Clitoria Ternatea
Keywords: Crocus sativus Linnaeus- Clitoria Ternatea- Elderly- Quality of Life- Quality of Sleep
