Hubungan Status Gizi dengan Kualitas Tidur pada Lansia di UPT PSLU Jombang di Pare Kabupaten Kediri tahun 2013 1 HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DENGAN KUALITAS TIDUR PADA LANSIA DI UPT PSLU JOMBANG DI PARE KABUPATEN KEDIRI TAHUN 2013 (Sebuah Studi di Prodi Keperawatan STIKes Bhakti Mulia Pare Kediri) Nanang Muhibuddin Dosen STIKes Bhakti Mulia Pare Kediri Program Studi S1 Keperawatan Junianto Fitriyadi Dosen STIKes Bhakti Mulia Pare Kediri Program Studi S1 Keperawatan Danang Dwi Prastyo Mahasiswa STIKes Bhakti Mulia Pare Kediri Program Studi S1 Keperawatan Abstract: The oldman is a condition that will be undergone by all humans, the oldman is usually over 60 years old. The change of organ function for the oldman will effect consumption and absorption of nutrient substance, when his/her nutrient status is not equal will cause disturbanced activity and the needs of sleep get disturbance too. The objective of this research was to know the relationship of nutrient status with the quality of sleep for the oldman. The design which was used for this research was the correlational research design by cross sectional approach. The sample in this research was the oldman who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion by technique of purposive sampling 45 the oldman. The researcher did nutrient status measurement and the value of sleep quality for the sample. Then, the researcher did experiment by using sperman rho test. The result of this research was normal nutrient status variable as many as 22 respondent (49%) for the oldman. The respondent who had the better quality of sleep as many as 12 respondent ( 27%), while respondent who had less the quality of sleep as many as 12 respondent (27%) from total of 45 respondent. Based on the sperman rho statistic test with a significance level of p < α 0,05 is gotten the result of p = 0,041 its mean that the score p 0,041 < 0,05, so H 0 was rejected and H 1 was accepted, its mean that there was relationship of the nutrient status with the quality of sleep for the oldman at UPT PSLU Jombang at Pare Kediri in academic year 2013. Because of there was relationship of the nutrient status with the quality of sleep for the oldman, the researcher suggested to the oldman to fulfill the need of nutrient, so that nutrient status would be equal, and there was not disturbance for the need of sleep. Keywords : nutrient status, the quality of sleep PENDAHULUAN Latar Belakang Lanjut usia merupakan suatu kondisi yang akan dialami oleh semua manusia, biasanya lanjut usia memasuki usia diatas 60 tahun. Pada masa tersebut bisa dikatakan sebagai salah satu tahap akhir perkembangan dalam daur kehidupan yang ditandai dengan adanya perubahan fisik dan psikologis (Keliat, 1999). Dari perubahan fisik akan mengalami