Sleep quality and quality of life among the elderly people

Abstract

Objective: To determine sleep quality and the quality of life of the elderly people. Materials and methods: This study sample consisted of 187 elderly people. Data were collected with a personal information form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Turkish Version of WHOQOL-BREF-quality of life scale. Results: It was found out that sleep quality of the elderly people was poor. It was noted that there was a close correlation between age and sleep quality and quality of life of the elderly people, and sleep quality and quality of life decreased as the age of the elderly people increased. It was explored that there was a significant difference between gender, marital status, educational status, the person with whom the elderly people lived, presence of a physical disease, diagnosis of a disease and sleep quality and quality of life (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The elderly people have a low sleep quality and there is a close relationship between sleep quality and the quality of life. The quality of sleep should be continued by ensuring sleep hygiene among the elderly people and thus the quality of life should be increased. © 2012 Elsevier GmbH.