J Korean Acad Nurs.  2010 Feb;40(1):119-126. 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.1.119.

Factors Influencing Sleep of Elderly Women

• Sok SR
• Choi JY

• KMID: 1125571
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.1.119

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was done to identify factors influencing the sleep of elderly women.
METHODS
Data were collected by questionnaires from 203 elderly women in Seoul and Gyeong-gi province. Measures were physical health state, family support, life satisfaction, sleep, depression, and quality of life. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 13.0 version.
RESULTS
The mean score for sleep for elderly women was 39.04. Sleep for elderly women according to religion, education level, spouses, and monthly income showed significant differences. Sleep for elderly women showed significantly positive correlations to physical health state, family support, life satisfaction, and quality of life. The significant factors influencing sleep of elderly women were physical health state, family support, depression, and quality of life, which explained about 70.4% of the variance. The strongest factors influencing the sleep was physical health state.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that in developing nursing interventions and practice for sleep pattern of elderly women spouses and family support should be considered.

Keyword

Sleep; Elderly women

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Depression
Family Relations
Female
Health Status
Humans
Quality of Life
*Sleep
Women/*psychology

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of this study.

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