Prevalence of insomnia in elderly living in geriatric homes in Cairo
Prevalence of insomnia in elderly living in geriatric homes in Cairo
Bakr IM1 , Nahla Fawzy Abou El Ezz 1 ,Abd Elaziz KM1 , ,Khater MS2 ., Fahim HI1
The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 29 No. 2 April 2011
محتويات
Abstract[عدل]
Background[عدل]
Insomnia symptoms are highly prevalent among the elderly. Nearly half of the elderly population reported difficulty in initiation and maintaining sleep. The presence of insomnia affects the quality of life of elderly and increases the risk of falls.
Aim of the work[عدل]
This study aims to measure the prevalence of insomnia among a group of elderly living in geriatric homes in Cairo and to assess the factors affecting it.
Subjects and methods[عدل]
A cross sectional study was conducted on 184 elderly living in two geriatric homes in Cairo. Athens insomnia scale was used to assess insomnia through an interview questionnaire.
Results[عدل]
The prevalence of insomnia among the studied elderly in geriatric homes in Cairo was 36.4%. Higher prevalence of insomnia was found among males and married elderly. Also insomnia was associated with longer stay in geriatric homes. Feeling sleepy during the day (59.2%) was the most prevalent symptom. Suffering pain (73.5%), nocturia (42.7%), and suffering from chronic diseases (40.4%) were significantly associated with insomnia. A significantly higher percentage of elderly with bad self-perception of owns health, suffered of insomnia (77.8%).
Conclusion and recommendation[عدل]
This study reveals that careful health assessment is necessary to screen out sleep complaints and disorders in older populations living in geriatric homes in Egypt.
Key words[عدل]
Prevalence, Insomnia , geriatric homes, elderly, Athens insomnia scale
