Background. The coexistence of several chronic physical illness worsens and the body burden older people, causing both poor health and lower quality of life. Multidisease has a significant impact on the incidence of sleep disorders, including insomnia. Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine how selected chronic diseases are related to insomnia and its severity in over 60 year old members of the University of the Third age in stargard. Material and methods. The research was conducted among 131 persons aged 60 years and above, including 72.52% (n = 95) women and 27.48% (n = 36) men. The mean age was 68.12 ± 6.63. The survey was used with elements of athens insomnia scale (ais), insomnia severity index (isi) and author's own questionnaire with questions about taking sleeping pills. Results. The most respondents was a arterial hypertension 53.43% (n = 70) including 68.57% in women (n = 48), and 31.43% (n = 22) in men. The indicator of multidisease was a 1,25 per respondent. insomnia was reported in persons with arterial hypertension (chi 2 = 6.256; p = 0.043), asthma and chronic obstructive (chi 2 = 22.79; p = 0.0001), atherosclerosis (chi 2 = 8.368; p = 0.015) and depression (chi 2 = 20.94; p = 0.0002). Conclusions. insomnia in the group of members of the University of the Third age in stargard coexists with chronic diseases, such as hypertension, asthma/coPD, atherosclerosis and depression. Key words: insomnia, chronic disease, multimorbidity, people after 60 year of age.
Background. Quality of life consists of many elements that affect the creation of the level of Qol. Women with postmenopausal may experience a phenomenon of loneliness. This phenomenon can be caused by the effects they had on menopausal symptoms and depression from private and professional life. Objectives. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of menopausal symptoms and depression on quality of life in postmenopausal women. Material and methods. The survey was performed among 128 women after menopause. The mean age was 64.20 ± 8.61, median 65 years. The study used a questionnaire consisting of the sF-36, kupperman index, Beck Depression scale and the author's questionnaire.Results. The sense of mental health -MH women found at most, which was equal to 69.47. Meanwhile, the general level of health -HP was rated the lowest of only 46.68. of the 128 respondents revealed menopausal symptoms at 32.81% (n = 42) of surveyed women. it has been shown statistically significant relationship between the index of climacteric, and the assessment of Qol in the sF-
Background. insomnia means an absolute lack of sleep; however, in reality, it is a more complex phenomenon. insomnia is characterized by an insufficient quantity or quality of sleep. For diagnosis of insomnia, it is crucial to find out about the patient's subjective feelings. loneliness is a phenomenon that people experience in an individual way -subjectively. The problems with sleep intensify with age, which can consequently cause depression. Depression is conducive to loneliness, both as a temporary feeling as well as a continual feeling of loneliness and exclusion. Objectives. The aim of this research was to the evaluation of frequency of insomnia among individuals over 60 years of agestudents of the University of the Third age in stargard. Material and methods. The research was conducted among 131 individuals aged 60 years and over, including 72.51% (n = 95) females and 27.48% (n = 36) males. The mean age was 68.12 ± 6.63. The survey was used with elements of the athens insomnia scale (ais), insomnia severity index (isi), Beck Depression inventory and the author's proprietary questionnaire with socio-economic data. Results. insomnia was observed among 27.48% (n = 36) of the respondents surveyed with ais. More than 25% (n = 33) of respondents scored on the borderline for diagnosis of insomnia. The results obtained by combining the Beck Depression inventory with athens insomnia scale show a statistically significant relationship between insomnia and depression (p = 0.0001). Conclusions. insomnia is present in more than a quarter of respondents among persons above 60 years of age, being students of the University of the Third age in stargard. Key words: depression, insomnia, Beck Depression inventory, athens insomnia scale (ais), insomnia severity index (isi).
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