This article was originally published as: Sleep quality in the elderly either living at home or in a nursing home
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Abstract
Objective: Changes in sleep duration, pattern, and quality occur with ageing. The aim of this study was to analyse the sleep quality and affecting factors in the elderly living either at home or in nursing homes.
Design: Descriptive and cross‑sectional study.
Setting: Sivas, a central Anatolian city in Turkey.
Subject: This study was carried out with 112 individuals; 52 were living in a nursing home and 60 at home.
Main outcome measures: A personal information form and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between mean scores and sleep qualities of both groups (p > 0.05). The sleep quality of the individuals in both groups was not significantly influenced by personal variables such as age, gender, education, income, having children, and having a physical illness (p > 0.05). Individuals in both groups who reported their sleep as inadequate had sleep problems, and those who reported their sleep was affected for various reasons and who perceived their health as poor had significantly worse sleep quality (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The sleep quality of the elderly living either at home or in a nursing home were at similar levels and more than half of individuals in both groups had poor sleep quality.
Authors
- Gülseren Dağlar
- Şükran E Pınar
- Selma Sabancıoğulları
- Sultan Kav
Keywords
elderly, nursing home, sleep quality, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
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