Perceived stress mediates the relationship between emotional loneliness and sleep quality over time in older adults

McHugh, Joanna E.; Lawlor, Brian A.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02101.x

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“…23 In our study, the poor sleep quality reported by the elderly was a determinant of loneliness. In their longitudinal observational study conducted with the elderly, McHugh and Lawlor 24 stated that loneliness increased perceived stress levels and thus reduced sleep quality. Kurina et al 23 stated that loneliness adversely affected individuals' perceptions of a safe social environment and thus deteriorated their sleep quality.…”

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Factors Related to Loneliness Among the Elderly Living at Home in Turkey

Haney¹,

Bahar²,

Beşer³

et al. 2017

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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ÖZET ABSTRACTAim/background: Loneliness occurs in all stages of life, and a major problem for most of the elderly. To determine the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the effects of socio-demographic, health characteristics, life satisfaction, activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living among elderly people. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 160 participants in three regions of İzmir. Measures were included a demographic questionnaire, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living and the Lawton and Brody's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Index. Data were analysed via the independent t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, ANOVA test, Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression with stepwise analysis. Results: The loneliness rate was 46.9% among participants. A great difference existed between loneliness level and marital status, education level, place of residence, selfreported health, self-reported sleep quality, exercise and instrumental activities of daily living. Life satisfaction, activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living were negatively associated with loneliness. Conclusion: Elderly care services should be designed with a multidisciplinary approach, and nurses should especially assess loneliness in elderly with low levels of self-care capacity and reduced social contacts to develop appropriate nursing interventions.

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Factors Related to Loneliness Among the Elderly Living at Home in Turkey

Haney¹,

Bahar²,

Beşer³

et al. 2017

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…However, subjective social isolation was a stronger predictor of sleep disturbance, and in fact when both measures were simultaneously included in the same multivariable regression model, only subjective social isolation remained a significant predictor [17] .…”

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“…(119) Good relationship with friends and family is negatively correlated with poor sleep quality (P < 0.001) McHugh et al [17] Sleep disturbance Irish DJGLS, PSQI Emotional loneliness (subjective social isolation) rather than social loneliness (objective social isolation) is a stronger predictor of poor sleep quality (P < 0.001) Emotional loneliness increases stress (P < 0.001) Stress affects sleep quality (P < 0.0001) Gerst-Emerson et al [19] Depressive symptoms Aylaz et al [20] Depressive symptoms…”

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“…McHugh and Lawlor [17] found that both "emotional loneliness" (e.g., subjective social isolation the feeling of missing an intimate relationship) and "social loneliness" (e.g., objective social isolation or missing a wider social network) as defined by the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale [18] predicted sleep distur bance. However, subjective social isolation was a stronger predictor of sleep disturbance, and in fact when both measures were simultaneously included in the same multivariable regression model, only subjective social isolation remained a significant predictor [17] .…”

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Impact of social isolation on behavioral health in elderly: Systematic review

Choi

Irwin

Cho

2015

WJP

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AIM:To examine and compare the effects of subjective and objective social isolation on behavioral health in elderly adults. METHODS:A systematic search of PubMed was performed for original research articles from peerreviewed journals examining one of the following topics: "Social isolation and sleep disturbance", "social isolation and depression", or "social isolation and fatigue in older adults". Studies were selected following the criteria established based on the aim of this review. Data were extracted from the articles by two independent reviewers. Due to the heterogeneity in study designs and outcome measures of the included studies, qualitative and narrative analyses were conducted. RESULTS:The set criteria were used to select a total of 16 studies for the review. Of the 16, 13 were crosssectional studies. The characteristics of study populations were identified as follows. A total of 12 studies randomly selected subjects irrespective of pre-existing health conditions. Consequently, an unspecified number of the study subjects had chronic diseases in the studies compared. In addition, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of studies in this review were diverse, and included subjects living in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Both subjective and objective types of social isolation increased behavioral symptoms, such as sleep disturbance, depressive symptoms, and fatigue in older adults. Furthermore, a few recent studies reported stronger effects of subjective social isolation than objective social isolation on sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: Social isolation affects behavioral SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 432December 22, 2015|Volume 5|Issue 4|

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“…Studije posvećene relaciji između socijalne umreženosti i zdravstvenog statusa starih ukazale su na značajnu povezanost između usamljenosti i inflamatornog statusa i nesanice (Cacioppo, Hawkley, Norman, & Berntson, 2011), kardiovaskularnih bolesti (Hawkley, Thisted, Masi, & Cacioppo, 2010), osiromašene motorike (Buchman et al, 2009), ali i nepridržavanja lekarskih uputa tokom medicinske terapije (Segrin & Domschke, 2011). Jedan broj studija ukazuje da se ova veza između usamljenosti i zdravlja može objasniti činjenicom da usamljeni ljudi generalno manje vode računa o zdravstvenom ponašanju i slabije spavaju (Cacioppo et al, 2002) kao i da doživljavaju više stresa (McHugh & Lawlor, 2013) i osećaju pad životnog elana (Eng, Rimm, Fitzmaurice, & Kawachi, 2002).…”

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Uloga Usamljenosti U Relaciji Zdravlja I Subjektivnog Blagostanja U Starosti

Rakočević¹,

Gavrilov‐Jerković²

2017

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Usamljenost je konstrukt kojem se posvećuje sve više pažnje kada se govori o populaciji starih. Iako u ovoj fazi života stare osobe objektivno ostaju bez brojnih manje ili više bliskih relacija, na usamljenost ipak gledamo prvenstveno kao na rezultat subjektivne procene pojedinca. Kada je u pitanju relacija zdravlja i subjektivnog blagostanja u starosti rezultati dosadašnjih istraživanja su nekonzistentni. U ovom istraživanju smo ispitivali da li i na koji način usamljenost utiče na relaciju zdravlja i subjektivnog blagostanja starih osoba. Uzorak je činilo 204 stare osobe sa teritorije Srbije, a prikupljanje podataka je sprovedeno tokom druge polovine 2014. godine. Od ukupnog broja ispitanika, starosti od 65 do 92 godine (M = 72.57), 121 osoba (59.3%) je bila ženskog pola. U istoj vremenskoj tački za svakog ispitanika prikupljene su dve mere zdravstvenog statusa (objektivnog i subjektivnog), mere kognitivnih i afektivnih indikatora subjektivnog blagostanja (zadovoljstvo životom, pozitivan afekat, negativan afekat i distres) i mera usamljenosti. Na prikupljenim podacima je sprovedeno osam hijerarhijskih regresionih analiza sa indikatorima zdravlja kao prediktorima i usamljenošću kao moderatorom. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju na generalno deterioriraći efekat usamljenosti na dobru adaptaciju u starosti. Prilikom ispitivanja moderatorske uloge usamljenosti dobijena je samo jedna značajna interakcija (β = .23, p < .01). Osim što ostvaruje glavni efekat sa svim indikatorima subjektivnog blagostanja, usamljenost ostvaruje i interaktivan efekat sa subjektivnom procenom zdravlja kada je u pitanju procena zadovoljstva životom kod starih. Osobe koje svoje zdravlje subjektivno procenjuju kao lošije, istovremeno izveštavaju i o nižem zadovoljstvu životom, ali samo pod uslovom da su i visoko usamljene. Kod osoba koje nisu usamljene ne postoji povezanost između subjektivne procene zdravlja i zadovoljstva životom.

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Perceived stress mediates the relationship between emotional loneliness and sleep quality over time in older adults

Abstract: We conclude that the impact of emotional loneliness on sleep quality in older adults is partly because of the stress experienced as a result of feeling lonely.

Cited by 98 publications

References 44 publications

Factors Related to Loneliness Among the Elderly Living at Home in Turkey

Factors Related to Loneliness Among the Elderly Living at Home in Turkey

Impact of social isolation on behavioral health in elderly: Systematic review

Uloga Usamljenosti U Relaciji Zdravlja I Subjektivnog Blagostanja U Starosti

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