Bernice O C Lam Nogueira1,2, Lu Li3, Li-Rong Meng4, Gabor S Ungvari5,6, Brent P Forester7,8, Helen F K Chiu9, Kenny C F Kuok10, Linda Tran11, Zhao-Min Liu12, Yu-Tao Xiang. 1. Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute. 2. Macao Sino-Portuguese Nurses Association, Macao SAR, China. 3. PhD Student, Unit of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China. 4. Professor, School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao SAR, China. 5. Professor, University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre. 6. School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. 7. Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA. 8. Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, USA. 9. Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. 10. Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao SAR, China. 11. Vice-President, Macao Sino-Portuguese Nurses Association, Macao SAR, China. 12. Professor, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence of sleep disturbances (difficulty initiating sleep [DIS], difficulty maintaining sleep [DMS], and early morning awakening [EMA]), their socio-demographic and clinical correlates, and quality of life (QOL) in older adults in Macao. DESIGN AND METHODS: Four hundred fifty-one subjects were interviewed using standardized instruments. FINDINGS: The prevalence of at least one type of sleep disturbance was 38.1%; the figures of DIS, DMS, and EMA were 18.6, 31.3, and 23.9%, respectively. Female sex and depressive symptoms were independently associated with more frequent sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances were independently associated with lower physical QOL. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Sleep disturbances are common in older adults in Macao. Appropriate strategies should be implemented to prevent and treat sleep disturbances and concerted attempts should be made to improve access to treatment.
PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence of sleep disturbances (difficulty initiating sleep [DIS], difficulty maintaining sleep [DMS], and early morning awakening [EMA]), their socio-demographic and clinical correlates, and quality of life (QOL) in older adults in Macao. DESIGN AND METHODS: Four hundred fifty-one subjects were interviewed using standardized instruments. FINDINGS: The prevalence of at least one type of sleep disturbance was 38.1%; the figures of DIS, DMS, and EMA were 18.6, 31.3, and 23.9%, respectively. Female sex and depressive symptoms were independently associated with more frequent sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances were independently associated with lower physical QOL. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Sleep disturbances are common in older adults in Macao. Appropriate strategies should be implemented to prevent and treat sleep disturbances and concerted attempts should be made to improve access to treatment.
Authors: Yao Jie Xie; Daphne Sk Cheung; Alice Y Loke; Bernice L Nogueira; Karry M Liu; Angela Ym Leung; Alice Sm Tsang; Cindy Su Leong; Alex Molassiotis Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2020-07-07 Impact factor: 5.428
Authors: María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes; María Del Mar Molero Jurado; María Del Mar Simón Márquez; José Jesús Gázquez Linares Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-10-11 Impact factor: 3.390