Relationship between quality of life and sleep disorders in the elderly: A Population Based Survey in Shiraz, Iran

سال انتشار: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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IHSC11_435

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 5 آذر 1397

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Background and Aim: Older age population shows an increasing trend in Iran. According to the last national census of Iran in 2016, elderly adults constitutes 9.2% of total population; including 49% males and 51% females. One of the factors that affects elderly quality of life is having a convenient sleep. Sleep disorder in the elderly has a high prevalence .Studies have shown that there are several factors affects elderly sleep. Such as having chronic illnesses and use of various medications .purpose of this study is determine whether the quality of life affects elderly sleep disorder. Materials and Methods: This 1.5 years population based survey was conducted in 2016-2017 and 412 elderly adults were selected through a multistage cluster sampling method. Their sleep quality was evaluated by standard Pittsburgh questionnaire and their quality of life evaluated by standard LEIPAD quality of Life in the elderly questionnaire. Data was analyzed in SPSS. Results: Mean age of participants was 68.1±6.2 years. Interviewees consisted of 216 (52.4%) females and 196(47.6%) males. 55.2% of participants had sleep problems and 97(25.1) had low quality of life. The results of this study showed that with p-value <0.05 , there is relationship between quality of life and sleep disturbance. And people with higher quality of life had better sleep. Conclusion: This study showed that more than half of elderlies in our region suffer from sleep problems and high quality of life can have a positive effect on the elderly sleep. Quality of life has different dimensions that improving of any dimension can improve the sleep quality of the elderly. Therefore improving the quality of life of the elderly should be an important goal for the state and the health system.

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Behnam Honarvar

Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Tayebe Rahmani

Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Elahe Khaksar

Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Zahra Gheibi

Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran