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。老年人为静冈县中部H市居民，年龄在65岁以上，调查时间为1998 - 2000年（3年）。(1)发病第一年年龄分布65 ~ 94岁，平均年龄74.0±6.8岁。(2)男性42只（32.5%），女性84只（66.7%）。(3)大多数被调查的老年人生活在一个没有配偶的家庭中。第三年与其他两年相比有显著增加（p=0.05）。(4) TMIG活动势力指数逐年显著降低（p=0.05）。(5)主观睡眠质量方面，3年多的人抱怨清晨醒来，醒来后无法入睡。在3年的调查中，主观睡眠质量并没有太大的变化。(6)在应对行为方面，服用稳定剂和安眠药物的比例为13.0% ~ 20.4%。

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%.