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Self‐reported quality of sleep is associated with bodily pain, vitality and cognitive impairment in Japanese older adults
Author(s) -
Sampaio Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho,
Sewo Sampaio Priscila Yukari,
Yamada Minoru,
Tsuboyama Tadao,
Arai Hidenori
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/ggi.12149
Subject(s) - medicine , vitality , quality of life (healthcare) , logistic regression , body mass index , gerontology , depression (economics) , mental health , cognition , affect (linguistics) , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , philosophy , theology , nursing , communication , economics , macroeconomics
Aim Poor sleep can affect physical and mental health, and consequently people's quality of life ( QOL ); however, only a few studies have addressed the potential associations of physical and mental health with quality of sleep ( QOS ) in J apan. The present study aimed to investigate the association of QOS with sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, cognitive status, nutrition, depression, seclusion, and QOL in J apanese community‐dwelling older adults. Methods Data were collected through self‐administered questionnaires and other specific tests in 145 (age 73 years [range 70–77 years]) participants. The χ 2 ‐test or F isher's exact test were used to compare categorical variables stratified by QOS , and the M ann– W hitney U ‐test was used for continuous variables. Furthermore, logistic regression analyses were carried out to verify the associations with QOS . Results The poor QOS group had more males ( P < 0.05), a shorter self‐reported sleep duration ( P < 0.001), higher body mass index ( P < 0.05) and higher risk of depression ( P < 0.05), whereas the good QOS group showed higher scores in the QOL summary and domains of physical component ( P < 0.01), general health ( P < 0.001), bodily pain ( P < 0.001) and vitality ( P < 0.001). In the logistic regression model, cognitive status ( OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.03–0.55), bodily pain ( OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84–1.00) and vitality ( OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.73–0.92) were associated with QOS . Conclusion The present study provides evidence that QOS is linked to cognitive status, bodily pain and vitality in J apanese older adults. We maintain that screening a person's sleep characteristics in a community setting might be relevant to identify those older adults at risk of a poor QOL and frailty in the early phase, triggering further health analyses. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2014; 14: 628–635.