2014
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072014000190013
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Quality of sleep of the aged at home and in hospital

Abstract: The objective of this study was to describe the quality of sleep of aged individuals at home and in hospital. Descriptive study, conducted in the wards of a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, with 160 individuals (57.5% men, mean age 69.8 years) admitted for a period between 48 hours to five days, who were able to answer the instruments. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used at home and a visual analog scale of sleep in the hospital. This scale indicated satisfactory sleep quality and moderate day… Show more

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“…In this study, it was evidenced that the quality of female sleep is positively associated with age, that is, the greater the age, the better the quality of sleep. This is related to another study 30 whose results showed that 81.6% of the elderly had good or very good sleep quality. And another study, 31 which used PSQI, obtained results different from those of this study, showing that the elderly present poor sleep quality (69.4%).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…In this study, it was evidenced that the quality of female sleep is positively associated with age, that is, the greater the age, the better the quality of sleep. This is related to another study 30 whose results showed that 81.6% of the elderly had good or very good sleep quality. And another study, 31 which used PSQI, obtained results different from those of this study, showing that the elderly present poor sleep quality (69.4%).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…The most frequent are: the superficiality and the increase in the number of interruptions during sleep; and their duration. In addition to these, situations such as hospitalization, changes in the environment, medication schedules, and environmental barriers, can lead to sleep deprivation, making the fragmentation worse (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) .…”
Section: Thematic Category: Physical Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The environment may also have a greater meaning, transcending its physical elements. It represents a space of harmony and wellbeing which makes the environment calm, embracing, and is essential for the holistic Comfort of the elderly (14)(15)(16)(17) .…”
Section: Thematic Category: Environmental Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O levantamento mostrou que, em uma década, o número de diabéticos aumentou 61,8%, enquanto o número de hipertensos teve um aumento de 14,2% (4) . Outros fatores de risco, como obesidade, tabagismo e insuficiência de atividade física, influenciam negativamente a qualidade de vida dos indivíduos (5,6) .…”
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