College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea.
College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 24;19(7):3893. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073893.
(1) Background: This study examined the effects of living arrangements on the quality of sleep among older adults and analyzed related gender differences; (2) Methods: A total of 4756 older adults in Seoul were included. After adjusting for socio-demographic factors, older adults living alone showed a poorer sleep quality compared with those living with others; (3) Results: When we analyzed the effects of living arrangements on sleep quality by gender, there was no difference in the risk of poor sleep quality between male older adults living alone and those living with others (OR = 1.089, 95% CI = 0.729-1.628), whereas the risk of poor sleep quality was higher for female older adults living alone than those living with others (OR = 1.359, 95% CI = 1.088-1.696); (4) Conclusions: In this study, we have confirmed that older women living alone had poor sleep quality compared to older men. Hence, gender-based approaches will be helpful when providing social support resources to older adults living alone.
（1）背景：本研究旨在探讨居住安排对老年人睡眠质量的影响，并分析相关的性别差异；（2）方法：共纳入首尔市 4756 名老年人。在调整了社会人口因素后，与与他人同住的老年人相比，独居的老年人睡眠质量较差；（3）结果：当我们按性别分析居住安排对睡眠质量的影响时，独居的老年男性与与他人同住的老年男性相比，睡眠质量差的风险没有差异（OR = 1.089，95% CI = 0.729-1.628），而独居的老年女性比与他人同住的老年女性睡眠质量差的风险更高（OR = 1.359，95% CI = 1.088-1.696）；（4）结论：在这项研究中，我们证实与独居的老年男性相比，独居的老年女性睡眠质量较差。因此，为独居的老年人提供社会支持资源时，基于性别的方法将是有帮助的。
