Sharif Farkhondeh, Seddigh Maryam, Jahanbin Iran, Keshavarzi Sareh
Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Public Health Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Curr Aging Sci. 2015;8(3):248-55. doi: 10.2174/1874609808666150727113127.
Aging is associated with reduced quality and quantity of sleep. 50% of senior citizens living in the community and 70% of those living in nursing homes suffer from sleep disorders. Moreover, insomnia increases the risk of mortality and morbidity in older adults. We aimed to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on quantity and quality of sleep among the elderly people referring to health centers of Lar city, southern Iran.
We enrolled 60 elderly people whose age range was 60-75 years and (mean ±SD) age was (64.8±5.2). Participants were randomly assigned into two groups of 30 each (case group= 30 and control group=30). The patients in the case group participated in exercise trainings consisted of three one-hour sessions per week for 12 consecutive weeks. Sleep quantity and quantity in the participants was evaluated before and after intervention using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Independent t-test showed that sleep quality score was improved by 44.46% in the case group (p<0.0001). Furthermore, sleep duration was improved by 98/16% (p=0.038) and sleep latency was improved by 76/6% in the case group; while, the difference between the two groups regarding the changes in the sleep latency was not statistically significant (p=0.089).
Aerobic exercise program could improve the sleep quality and quantity in the elderly. It could also be used as a cost effective and long lasting method of therapy with no side effect which could be used for the treatment of insomnia in older people.
衰老与睡眠质量和睡眠时间的下降有关。居住在社区的老年人中有50%以及住在养老院的老年人中有70%患有睡眠障碍。此外，失眠会增加老年人的死亡和发病风险。我们旨在调查有氧运动对伊朗南部拉尔市健康中心的老年人睡眠质量和睡眠时间的影响。
我们招募了60名年龄在60 - 75岁之间（平均±标准差年龄为64.8±5.2）的老年人。参与者被随机分为两组，每组30人（病例组 = 30人，对照组 = 30人）。病例组的患者参加运动训练，包括每周三次，每次一小时，连续进行12周。使用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）在干预前后评估参与者的睡眠质量和睡眠时间。
独立样本t检验显示，病例组的睡眠质量得分提高了44.46%（p < 0.0001）。此外，病例组的睡眠时间提高了98/16%（p = 0.038），睡眠潜伏期提高了76/6%；而两组在睡眠潜伏期变化方面的差异无统计学意义（p = 0.089）。
有氧运动计划可以改善老年人的睡眠质量和睡眠时间。它还可以作为一种经济有效且持久的治疗方法，无副作用，可用于治疗老年人的失眠。
