EFFECTIVENESS OF A SHEILA ON 7 MUSIC LISTENING INTERVENTION ON SLEEP QUALITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: Poor sleep quality is common among patients with hypertension and may negatively affect their overall health and well-being. Music listening represents a potentially feasible non-pharmacological nursing intervention; however, evidence regarding culturally familiar Indonesian popular music remains limited. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Sheila On 7 music listening intervention on sleep quality among patients with hypertension. Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control-group study was conducted at a hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, from January 12 to February 13, 2026. Sixty adults with hypertension and poor sleep quality were recruited through consecutive sampling and assigned to an intervention group (n = 30) or a control group (n = 30) using a non-random allocation procedure [specify the actual allocation mechanism]. The intervention group received usual hypertension care combined with 30 minutes of structured Sheila On 7 music listening before bedtime daily for four weeks, whereas the control group received usual care alone. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at baseline and post-intervention. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was planned to compare post-intervention PSQI scores between groups while adjusting for baseline scores. Results: The baseline and post-intervention PSQI scores were [mean ± SD] and [mean ± SD], respectively, in the intervention group, compared with [mean ± SD] and [mean ± SD] in the control group. The baseline-adjusted between-group mean difference was [adjusted mean difference] points (95% CI: [lower limit] to [upper limit]; p = [verified p-value]). These results require confirmation using the original participant-level dataset before conclusions regarding intervention effectiveness can be established. Conclusion: Structured listening to culturally familiar music may represent a feasible complementary nursing approach for patients with hypertension experiencing poor sleep quality. However, its effectiveness cannot be established until the empirical findings and baseline-adjusted statistical analysis have been verified.