Illuminance, Subjective Sleep Quality, and Psychosomatic Health in Elderly Individuals Requiring Care: A Survey of Japan’s Hokuriku Region in Winter

Ichimori, Akie; Tsukasaki, Kunihiro; Emi, Kazuyuki

doi:10.1080/07370016.2015.1026158

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“…Some scholars studied the sleep quality of European older adults and reported that the prevalence of disorders of sleep ranged from 16.6% to 31.2%, and sleep quality was highly associated with mental illness [62]. A study on sleep quality and psychological factors among Japanese older people reported that the sleep quality of older adults was significantly correlated with de-pression [63]. Previous findings showed that the risk of depression in older adults is significantly higher compared with that of non-sleep disorder group.…”

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Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Sleep Quality among Older Men in Guangdong Province, China: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Li¹,

Huang²,

Huang³

et al. 2022

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Background:The mental health status of older men is affected by several factors. Perceived social support, rumination, sleep quality, and physical activity are key factors that affect the mental health status of men over 60 years old. The mechanisms of their interactions have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship and interaction mechanisms among perceived social support, rumination, physical activity and sleep quality. The differences in physical activity levels of individuals in different characteristics groups were also investigated. Methods: A total of 296 valid questionnaires were collected and the participants had a mean age of 69.94 ± 7.97. The Perceived Social Support (PSS), Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were administered to older men in Guangdong Province over 60 years old to collect data on perceived social support, rumination, physical activity and sleep quality. The established hypotheses were tested using mediation model and moderation model. The mediating effect of rumination between perceived social support and sleep quality and the moderating effect of physical activity between perceived social support and sleep quality were examined. Results: (1) The findings showed that the levels of physical activity varied significantly based on characteristics variables such as age, perceived age, residence, and amount of housework undertaken. (2) Perceived social support was negatively correlated with rumination and poor sleep quality, and rumination was positively correlated with poor sleep quality. (3) Rumination partially mediated the relationship between perceived social support and sleep quality, with a mediating effect of 36.9%. (4) Physical activity moderated the relationship between perceived social support and sleep quality, with a significant moderating effect observed for moderate-high intensity physical activity compared with low intensity physical activity. Conclusions: Older men who perceived social support reduced rumination level and improved sleep quality. Moderate-high physical activity positively modulated the relationship between perceived social support and sleep quality more effectively than low physical activity level. The present findings can be used to establish recommendations and measures to improve the mental health of older men.

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Section: Perceived Social Support Rumination and Sleep Quality Are Co...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Sleep Quality among Older Men in Guangdong Province, China: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Li¹,

Huang²,

Huang³

et al. 2022

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“…It was also found that frail aging adults who spend most of their time indoors in bed do not get exposed to enough illumination throughout the day. A study with 44 participants in Japan measured the subjects’ illumination levels throughout the day for 3 days found that the mean illuminance while indoors was just 201 lux and for bed ridden adults was only 5 ± 11 lux [ 43 ].…”

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Multidimensional Environmental Factors and Sleep Health for Aging Adults: A Focused Narrative Review

Yang

Ismail

Kim

et al. 2022

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The timing, amount, and quality of sleep are critical for an individual’s health and quality of life. This paper provides a focused narrative review of the existing literature around multidimensional environments and sleep health for aging adults. Five electronic databases, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/Medline; EBSCOhost, PsycINFO (ProQuest), and Google Scholar yielded 54,502 total records. After removing duplicates, non-peer reviewed academic articles, and nonrelevant articles, 70 were included for review. We were able to categorize environmental factors into housing security, home environment, and neighborhood environment, and, within each environmental category, specific elements/aspects are discussed. This paper provides a comprehensive map connecting identified levels of influence (individual, home/house, and neighborhood-level) in which subfactors are listed under each level of influence/category with the related literature list. Our review highlights that multidimensional environmental factors can affect aging adults’ sleep health and eventually their physical, mental, and cognitive health and that sleep disparities exist in racial minorities in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in which cumulative environmental stressors coexist. Based on this focused narrative review on the multidimensional sleep environments for aging adults, knowledge gaps are identified, and future research directions are suggested.

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“…Meanwhile, improving and enhancing the mental health of older adults is essential to achieve the goals of healthy aging and active aging in China [ 18 ]. Existing literature has studied the influential factors of the mental health of older adults from the perspectives of individual characteristics [ 19 , 20 , 21 ], social cognition [ 22 , 23 , 24 ], environmental characteristics [ 25 , 26 , 27 ], and so on.…”

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The Influence of Pension Mode on the Mental Health of Older Adults—Evidence from Older Adults in China

2021

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Successful aging is achieved throughout the life course, and successful aging groups tend to have good psychosocial and physical conditions and are active in social activities. With increasing age, the mental health problems of older adults have become increasingly prominent, and the choice of pension mode is closely related to the mental health of older adults. Starting from the psychological level of the older adult, this paper used data from the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey to study the impact of three pension methods on the mental health of older adults. The study found that, at present, there are three types of pension modes in China: living alone, family pension, and institutional care, and family pensions are still the mainstream pension mode. Older adults with deeper negative feelings are more inclined to family pensions than to live alone, but the spiritual comfort provided by family members does not improve the negative feelings of older adults. Institutional care deepens the negative feeling and reduces the positive feeling of older adults. In addition, retirement or pension and medical insurance, as life security in old age, can effectively reduce the negative feelings of old age and promote positive feelings. In view of the present situation of China’s pension mode and the psychological characteristics of the older adults, we should further build a perfect family pension security system, promote the personalized service construction of older adult care institutions, promote applicable aging renovation of existing residential areas, and encourage older adults to engage in healthy exercise.

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Illuminance, Subjective Sleep Quality, and Psychosomatic Health in Elderly Individuals Requiring Care: A Survey of Japan’s Hokuriku Region in Winter

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Sleep Quality among Older Men in Guangdong Province, China: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Sleep Quality among Older Men in Guangdong Province, China: The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Multidimensional Environmental Factors and Sleep Health for Aging Adults: A Focused Narrative Review

The Influence of Pension Mode on the Mental Health of Older Adults—Evidence from Older Adults in China

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