Insomnia Viewed From the Stress Level of Nursing Students in Completing Graduating Papers: A Correlational Study

Abstract

Stress is a dynamic condition when an individual is faced with opportunities, demands or resources related to what that individual desires and whose results are considered uncertain and essential. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between stress levels and insomnia in students who are completing their final assignments at Aisyah Pringsewu University. The quantitative method with the cross sectional design was used in this study. The research sample was 84 students. Demographics of respondents were also reported in this study. The results showed as many as 30 respondents (35.7%) experienced stress in the mild category, 38 respondents (45.2%) in the moderate category, 16 respondents (19.1%) with the heavy category. A total of 4 respondents (4.8%) with insomnia in the mild category, 77 (91.7%) moderate, 3 (3.6%) with the severe category. There is a relationship between stress levels and insomnia with a p-value of 0.006 <a = 0.972. Based on the study results, it is suggested that students improve their ability to manage stress so that they can complete their graduating papers on time.