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Old age is a final stage in the span of human life. Health problems that are often found in the elderly, one of which is psychological disorders, namely anxiety, depression, readiness. These psychological disorders usually cause the emergence of sleep disorders, namely insomnia. Insomnia has an impact on physical effects, namely fatigue and muscle pain. The combination of progressive relaxation techniques and keroncong music is a non-pharmacological therapy given to clients by tensing certain muscles and then relaxing chili sauce accompanied by keroncong music. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a combination of progressive relaxation therapy and keroncong music on insomnia in the elderly at the Setya Manunggal III Posyandu, Semarang Regency. This type of research is a quasi-experimental approach with a one group pre-post-test design without control approach. The population of the study was the active elderly who were registered at the Setya Manunggal III Posyandu Lansia as many as 33 elderly. The research sample was determined by purposive sampling by taking into account certain criteria, namely: 1) the elderly who were registered at the Setyamanunggal III Posyandu, 2) aged 60-74 years. 3) Does not experience limitations or paralysis of limbs 4) Likes keroncong music. The exclusion criteria set included: 1) Elderly people with dementia 2) Elderly people who received medication to help sleep/anti-depressants/sedatives 3) Elderly people with total hearing loss. Insomnia measuring instrument using the KSBPJ Questionnaire. The results showed that there was an effect of Combination of Progressive Relaxation Therapy and Keroncong Music on insomnia in the elderly with a t value of 16,142 > t table.

The incidence of depression and anxiety that increases at the age of more than 15 years cannot be separated from the role and identity of students. Someone who has just entered the world of campus will be different from the condition of students who have been around for a long time with the world of campus. This condition is coupled with the position of students who have to live in dormitories where their friends in their environment do not match what they want and there are regulations that must be implemented as residents of the dormitory. Not a few students who experience social anxiety while undergoing college. The impact that arises due to anxiety is very influential on the lives of students. Cruise activities and overnight permits are intended to relieve temporary fatigue from the hectic academic activities by doing personal activities outside the dormitory. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cruises and overnight permits on reducing anxiety for new students. This research method is a quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. The research sample uses total sampling. This study uses the DSS-21 instrument. The results showed that the highest level of anxiety during the pre-test was at the moderate level of anxiety as many as 19 children (29%), after the post-test showed the highest results at the normal level of anxiety as many as 28 children (43%), with a p-value is 0.000. The conclusion is that there is an effect of cruises and overnight permits on reducing anxiety in new students. The results of this study can be used for new students who experience anxiety due to facing new situations.