Naslov
Sleep Quality, Stress and Life Satisfaction of Retirement Home Residents

Autori
Košćec Bjelajac, Adrijana ; Despot Lučanin, Jasminka ; Lučanin, Damir ; Delale, Eva Anđela ; Knežević, Martina ; Hanzec, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
37th STAR Conference - Stress and Anxiety in a Changing Society. Book of Abstracts / Lauri Korajlija, Anita ; Begić, Dražen ; Jurin, Tanja - Zagreb : Medicinska naklada, 2016, 226-226

ISBN
978-953-176-757-6

Skup
37th STAR Conference - Stress and Anxiety in a Changing Society

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.07.2016. - 08.07.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ; Stress ; Life Satisfaction ; Older Persons

Sažetak
Many biological and psychosocial factors tend to change in older adulthood, including biological changes in circadian and homeostatic regulation of sleep. Sleep of inadequate quality and duration is related to various adverse outcomes on health and daytime functioning. Sleep complaints and difficulties in older adults are relatively high, and residing in an institution may pose additional vulnerability risk for impaired sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep quality and psychological well being in older persons living in retirement homes. The study was conducted in 7 retirement homes in Zagreb with 138 residents (78% women). They were all ambulatory, without diagnosis of dementia, on average 84.3 years old (SD=6.29). Sleep quality was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Psychological well-being was operationalized by stress and life satisfaction variables. Stress was expressed as the combined measure of frequency and intensity of stressful life events during past year. Life satisfaction was measured by the 8-item scale, constructed for the purpose of the series of studies. Our results showed that 70% of participants experienced at least one stressful event during the past year. As much as 80% of participants had severely impaired sleep quality, with their result on the PSQI being clinically relevant. Expectedly, sleep efficacy had been impaired the most, and the use of sleep medication was frequent. Correlational analyses did not reveal significant correlation of stress with sleep quality and life satisfaction. Life satisfaction was relatively high and it was positively related to sleep quality (including shorter sleep latency, less sleep disturbances and medication use, and better daytime functioning). The results of our study imply potential benefits of the sleep education programs in the retirement homes in order to improve sleep quality and life-satisfaction of older persons.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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