Subjective Sleep Quality and Coping Behavior Among Elderly People Living at Home.

本研究旨在了解126名居家老人的主观睡眠质量及应对行为。调查对象为静冈县H市中心城区居民，年龄在65岁以上，调查时间为1998~2000年(3年)。(1)第一年年龄分布为65~94岁，平均年龄(74.0±6.8)岁。(2)男性42人(32.5%)，女性84人(66.7%)。(4)TMIG活动势力指数逐年下降(p=0.05)。(5)主观睡眠质量方面，3年以上最常抱怨的是早醒，有一次唤醒后无法入睡。在应对行为方面，服用稳定剂和安眠药的比例在13.0%~20.4%之间。

The purpose of this study was to clarify the subjective sleep quality and coping behavior of 126 elderly people living at home. The elderly were residents of central H City in Shizuoka Prefecture, were over 65 years of age, and were surveyed between 1998 and 2000 (3 years).(1) Age distribution was 65〜94 years in the first year, with a mean age of 74.0±6.8 years.(2) There were 42 males (32.5%) and 84 females (66.7%).(3) Most of the elderly surveyed lived in a family with no spouse. The third year showed a significant increase (p=0.05) over the other two years.(4) The TMIG activity potential force index significantly decreased (p=0.05) with each passing year.(5) In terms of subjective sleep quality, most complained over 3 years of being early morning awake and unable to sleep once aroused. There was no great change in this subjective sleep quality over the 3 years surveyed.(6) In terms of coping behavior, those on stabilizers and sleeping drugs ranged from 13.0% to 20.4%.