Investigation and influencing factors of sleep quality of elderly residents in Dachang community of Shanghai
Objective To investigate the sleep quality of 349 elderly residents in Dachang community and analyze its influencing factors.Methods A total of 349 residents aged 60 years and older were selected by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)at the end of November 2022.Results Among 349 elderly resi-dents in Dachang community,117 cases(33.52%)had insomnia problems,of which 53 cases(45.30%)took sleep AIDS daily.There were 147 patients(42.12%)with sleep disorder.The three variables of whether there are other diseases combined,whether there is a family history of insomnia/neurasthenia/psychological problems and whether there is chronic pain had statistical significance on the sleep quality of elderly resi-dents(P<0.05).Among them,elderly residents with other diseases,family history of insomnia/neurasthenia/psychological problems,and chronic pain were more likely to have sleep disorders.Conclusion The sleep quality of elderly residents in the community is worrying.In clinical work,general practitioners should time-ly detect and intervene the elderly residents with high risk factors to improve their sleep quality.