Costa Shintia Viana da, Ceolim Maria Filomena, Neri Anita Liberalesso
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2011 Jul-Aug;19(4):920-7. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692011000400010.
This study identifies relationships among the quality of perceived social support and sleep problems and napping habits in community-dwelling elderly. This study is part of a larger multicenter project entitled "Frailty in Brazilian Elderly Individuals", conducted in 17 Brazilian cities. A total of 498 elderly individuals capable of participating in interviews and free of cognitive deficits or functional impairment were found. The following instruments were used in data collection: Questionnaire addressing socio-demographic data; Interpersonal Support Evaluation Scale; questions concerning sleep patterns (Nottingham Health Profile); questions related to napping habits (Minnesota Leisure Activity Questionnaire). Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney test were used for data analysis. The elderly individuals who reported having sleep problems in general, taking longer to fall asleep and sleeping poorly at night had lower scores on the Interpersonal Support Evaluation Scale than the elderly who denied such problems. Strategies to improve the quality of social support could also help reduce sleep problems.
本研究确定了社区居住老年人感知到的社会支持质量、睡眠问题和小睡习惯之间的关系。本研究是一个名为“巴西老年人虚弱状况”的大型多中心项目的一部分，该项目在巴西17个城市开展。共找到498名能够参与访谈且无认知缺陷或功能障碍的老年人。数据收集使用了以下工具：涉及社会人口学数据的问卷；人际支持评估量表；关于睡眠模式的问题（诺丁汉健康概况）；与小睡习惯相关的问题（明尼苏达休闲活动问卷）。数据分析采用描述性统计和曼-惠特尼检验。总体报告有睡眠问题、入睡时间较长且夜间睡眠不佳的老年人在人际支持评估量表上的得分低于否认有此类问题的老年人。改善社会支持质量的策略也有助于减少睡眠问题。
