TITLE:
Can subjective sleep quality, evaluated at the age of 73, have an influence on successful aging? The PROOF study
AUTHORS:
Emilie Crawford-Achour, Virginie Dauphinot, Magali Saint Martin, Magali Tardy, Régis Gonthier, Jean Claude Barthelemy, Frédéric Roche
KEYWORDS:
Successful Aging; Sleep Complaint; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.4 No.2,
January
29,
2014
ABSTRACT: Objective: Sleep complaints are recurrent in Geriatrics and are often
attributed to physiological aging. The aim of this work is to describe subjective
sleep quality and its impact on successful aging. Methods: Subjective sleep quality was evaluated by using the Pittsburgh subjective sleep quality
questionnaire. Two visual analogical scales (graduate from 0 to 10) were used
to quantify perceived state of health and life satisfaction. Objective respiratory sleep parameters were also collected. Results: 370 data were
analysed (46.2% of males). The
average age was 73.2 +/- 1. The level of
perceived state of health was 6.9 +/- 2, and life
satisfaction level was 7.7 +/-2. Subjective sleep
quality was significantly related to perceived health status (p = 0.034) and
life satisfaction (p = 0.005). There was no significant association between
sleep quality and objective respiratory sleep parameters. Conclusion: The
assessment of sleep quality plays an important role in the management of
elderly persons and can help them to age more successfully.