Gezgin Yazici Havva, Ökten Çiğdem
Faculty of Health Sciences, Mental Health Nursing Department, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kutahya, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical Nursing Department, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kutahya, Turkey.
Soc Work Public Health. 2022 Oct 3;37(7):601-608. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2022.2053630. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
This study aims to examine the loneliness and sleep problems of older people and the variables during the COVID-19 in Turkey pandemic and the variables that affect them. Snowball sampling was used in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. Google forms, personal information form, the UCLA Loneliness Scale III and the Insomnia Severity Index were used to collect data in December 2020. The questionnaire link was disseminated by e-mail and social media. By clicking the link, the participants were automatically directed to information about the study and received informed consent forms. The participants were urged to send the questionnaire to as many individuals as they could. This research was conducted with 412 participants. Education level and perceived health status affected their loneliness. The older people had loneliness and sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these problems were affected by sociodemographic variables. Loneliness and insomnia are positively correlated, and loneliness affects the severity of insomnia.
本研究旨在调查土耳其新冠疫情期间老年人的孤独感和睡眠问题及其相关变量，以及影响这些问题的变量。本描述性横断面研究采用了滚雪球抽样法。2020年12月，通过谷歌表单、个人信息表、加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表III和失眠严重指数来收集数据。问卷链接通过电子邮件和社交媒体进行传播。点击链接后，参与者会自动获取有关该研究的信息并收到知情同意书。研究敦促参与者将问卷发送给尽可能多的人。本研究共招募了412名参与者。教育水平和自我感知的健康状况会影响他们的孤独感。在新冠疫情期间，老年人存在孤独感和睡眠问题，且这些问题受到社会人口统计学变量的影响。孤独感与失眠呈正相关，孤独感会影响失眠的严重程度。
