Pengaruh Terapi Mindfulness terhadap Kualitas Tidur Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas YPIB Majalengka
Yeisha Aura Nur Aprilia, Rian Maulana Yusup, Ayu Idaningsih
Jurnal Medical Laboratory July 26, 2026 DOI: 10.57213/medlab.v5i2.582 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 39 |
| Population | Health sciences students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas YPIB Majalengka |
| Intervention | Mindfulness therapy |
| Measures | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mean PSQI scores fell from 9.59 before mindfulness therapy to 4.81 afterward, and all 39 participants had lower scores. The authors report a significant pretest-posttest difference (Z = -5.407; p < 0.001) and suggest mindfulness therapy is an effective non-pharmacological intervention for improving sleep quality in health sciences students. |
Abstract
Sleep disturbances are commonly experienced by health sciences students due to academic demands and clinical practice, which may adversely affect their sleep quality. Mindfulness therapy has been recognized as a non-pharmacological intervention that promotes present-moment awareness and helps reduce psychological distress before sleep. This study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness therapy on the sleep quality of students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas YPIB Majalengka. A quantitative pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted involving 39 students selected through purposive sampling. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Before the intervention, the mean PSQI score was 9.59, with a standard deviation of 2.59, indicating poor sleep quality among most participants. Following the intervention, the mean PSQI score decreased to 4.81, with a standard deviation of 2.37, indicating an improvement in sleep quality. Statistical analysis revealed a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores (Z = -5.407; p < 0.001). All 39 participants demonstrated lower PSQI scores after receiving mindfulness therapy. These findings suggest that mindfulness therapy is an effective non-pharmacological intervention for improving sleep quality among health sciences students
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |