Sleep disorders among educationally active elderly people in Bialystok, Poland: a cross-sectional study
Sleep disorders among educationally active elderly people in Bialystok, Poland: a cross-sectional study
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DOI：
10.1186/s12877-019-1248-2
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发表时间：
2019-08-19
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4.1
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Kowalczuk, Krystyna
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Cybulski, Mateusz;Cybulski, Lukasz;Kowalczuk, Krystyna
背景老龄化社会中的睡眠障碍是一个重要的公共卫生问题。据估计，大约50%的55岁及以上的人有睡眠问题，包括启动和维持睡眠。本研究的目的是确定一组生活在比亚韦斯托克，波兰的教育活跃的老年人的睡眠障碍的患病率。方法本研究共纳入182人-Bialystok居民-年龄在60岁或以上; 146名女性（80.22%）和36名男性（19.78%）。本研究使用三种标准化的心理测量量表：雅典失眠量表（AIS）、埃普沃思嗜睡量表（ESS）和失眠严重程度指数（ISI）。结果超过一半的被调查者在AIS上得分为6分或6分以上，这被认为是一个值，表明失眠症状发生的可能性很高。相似比例的受访者在ISI上获得了表明存在失眠的点值。绝大多数受访者的ESS得分低于11分，这意味着没有过度嗜睡的症状。总的来说，受检组的上述量表结果之间存在显著相关性，按性别也存在显著相关性。结论睡眠障碍，特别是失眠，构成了一个重要的社会和健康问题，在比亚韦斯托克的教育活跃的老年人群体。根据研究结果，建议针对老年人开展和改善现有的睡眠障碍健康教育计划，以提高他们的睡眠质量，从而提高生活质量，并提高老年人对睡眠在日常生活中的重要性的认识。有必要在老年人睡眠障碍领域进行进一步研究，以确定这些疾病在全国范围内的患病率。
Background Sleep disorders in an ageing society constitute a significant public health problem. It is estimated that approximately 50% of people aged 55 years and older have trouble sleeping, including initiating and maintaining sleep. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in a group of educationally active elderly people living in Bialystok, Poland. Methods The study included a total of 182 people - residents of Bialystok - aged 60 or older; 146 women (80.22%) and 36 men (19.78%). The study used three standardized psychometric scales: The Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results More than half of the respondents scored 6 or more points on the AIS, which is considered a value that indicates a high probability of insomnia symptom occurrence. A similar percentage of respondents obtained a point value on the ISI indicating the presence of insomnia. The vast majority of respondents scored below 11 points on the ESS, which means no symptoms of excessive sleepiness. There was a significant correlation between the results of the above scales in the examined group in total and also by sex. Conclusions Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, constitute a significant social and health problem in the group of educationally active elderly people living in Bialystok. In light of the obtained study results, it is recommended to conduct and improve existing health education programs aimed at the elderly regarding sleep disorders to improve the quality of their sleep, and thus quality of life, and raise the awareness of the elderly about the importance of sleep in everyday life. There is a need for further research in the field of sleep disorders in the elderly to determine the prevalence of these disorders on a national scale.