Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study
ObjectiveInterest in sleep disorders among the elderly, especially those in Korea, has increased. We aimed to describe the overall sleep status of the elderly population in Korea using survey data and to determine the risk factors concerning different aspects of sleep status.MethodsWe conducted a cr...
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| author | Heewon Hwang Heewon Hwang Kyung Min Kim Chang-Ho Yun Kwang Ik Yang Min Kyung Chu Won-Joo Kim |
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| description | ObjectiveInterest in sleep disorders among the elderly, especially those in Korea, has increased. We aimed to describe the overall sleep status of the elderly population in Korea using survey data and to determine the risk factors concerning different aspects of sleep status.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey on 271 respondents aged 65–86 years old. We performed multistage clustered random sampling according to the population and socioeconomic distribution of all Korean territories. The survey questionnaire was used to perform a structural assessment of sociodemographic characteristics; medical comorbidities; psychiatric comorbidities; and sleep status, including sleep duration, sleep quality, presence of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome.ResultsApproximately 12.5, 22.%, and 51.3% of the elderly population had poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia, respectively. Hypertension, dyslipidemia, insomnia, anxiety, and depression predicted poor sleep quality. Female sex, insomnia, and sleep apnea predicted excessive daytime sleepiness. Poor sleep quality and depression predicted insomnia.ConclusionA substantial proportion of the elderly Korean population have sleep problems, including poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia. Sleep status is influenced by various factors, including age, sex, and metabolic and psychiatric comorbidities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73b3d7d58c514f13bb38f81c82f47a6b2023-01-09T15:12:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952023-01-011310.3389/fneur.2022.10954041095404Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based studyHeewon Hwang0Heewon Hwang1Kyung Min Kim2Chang-Ho Yun3Kwang Ik Yang4Min Kyung Chu5Won-Joo Kim6Department of Neurology, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South KoreaDepartment of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Neurology, Bundang Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South KoreaSleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South KoreaDepartment of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South KoreaObjectiveInterest in sleep disorders among the elderly, especially those in Korea, has increased. We aimed to describe the overall sleep status of the elderly population in Korea using survey data and to determine the risk factors concerning different aspects of sleep status.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey on 271 respondents aged 65–86 years old. We performed multistage clustered random sampling according to the population and socioeconomic distribution of all Korean territories. The survey questionnaire was used to perform a structural assessment of sociodemographic characteristics; medical comorbidities; psychiatric comorbidities; and sleep status, including sleep duration, sleep quality, presence of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome.ResultsApproximately 12.5, 22.%, and 51.3% of the elderly population had poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia, respectively. Hypertension, dyslipidemia, insomnia, anxiety, and depression predicted poor sleep quality. Female sex, insomnia, and sleep apnea predicted excessive daytime sleepiness. Poor sleep quality and depression predicted insomnia.ConclusionA substantial proportion of the elderly Korean population have sleep problems, including poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia. Sleep status is influenced by various factors, including age, sex, and metabolic and psychiatric comorbidities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1095404/fullsleepagingsleep qualitiesdaytime sleepinessinsomnia |
| spellingShingle | Heewon Hwang Heewon Hwang Kyung Min Kim Chang-Ho Yun Kwang Ik Yang Min Kyung Chu Won-Joo Kim Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study Frontiers in Neurology sleep aging sleep qualities daytime sleepiness insomnia |
| title | Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study |
| title_full | Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study |
| title_fullStr | Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study |
| title_short | Sleep state of the elderly population in Korea: Nationwide cross-sectional population-based study |
| title_sort | sleep state of the elderly population in korea nationwide cross sectional population based study |
| topic | sleep aging sleep qualities daytime sleepiness insomnia |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1095404/full |
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