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Quality of Life among Elderly People with Sleep Disorders

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Community health nursing

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Background: Sleep disorders have been linked with adverse long-term health outcomes, including diminished quality of life and physical and psychological morbidity. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to assess quality of life among elderly people with sleep disorders. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic which affiliated to Benha University Hospital. Sample: Convenience sample of 60 elderly people was taken. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. I: An interviewing questionnaire was used to assess A): Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied elderly people, B): Elderly people' knowledge about sleep disorders, and C): Elderly people' reported practices regarding sleep disorders. II: Quality of life scale to assess elderly people's quality of life. III: Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) for assessment of sleep disorders degree. Results: 41.7% aged ≥70 years with mean age of 71.24 ± 5.45years old, while 61.7% were females, 65.0% of the studied elderly people had poor total knowledge level, 78.3% had unhealthy total reported practice level regarding sleep disorders, 56.7% had fair total quality of life level, and 50.0% of the studied elderly people had moderate degree of sleep disorders. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant relation between the total quality of life level of the elderly people and their total sleep disorders degree. Recommendations: Health educational program should be conducted for elderly people with sleep disorders to improve their sleeping pattern and quality of life.

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10.21608/jnsbu.2024.338678

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Elderly people, sleep disorders, quality of life

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Haroun Abu-zaid Helil

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B.Sc. Nursing (2009), Alexandria University, Nursing specialist at Sidi Salem hospital

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Ebtisam

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Mohamed Abd El-aal

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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

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Mohamed Abd-Elrahman

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

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5

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1

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45120

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2024-01-01

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2024-01-27

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2024-01-01

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678

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692

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2682-3934

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2735-5802

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1,622

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Quality of Life among Elderly People with Sleep Disorders

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28 Dec 2024