Association of sleep quality with excessive daytime somnolence and quality of life of elderlies of community

Glauber Sá Brandão; Fernanda Warken Rosa Camelier; Antônia Adonis Callou Sampaio; Glaudson Sá Brandão; Anderson Soares Silva; Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas Gomes; Claudio F. Donner; Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira; Aquiles Assunção Camelier

doi:10.4081/mrm.2018.110

Association of sleep quality with excessive daytime somnolence and quality of life of elderlies of community

Authors

Glauber Sá Brandão 1Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Human Health, School of Medicine and Public Health in Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Department of Education (DEDC-VII), University of the State of Bahia – UNEB, Rodovia Lomanto Júnior, Senhor do Bonfim, BA, Brazil
Fernanda Warken Rosa Camelier Department ofLife Sciences (DCV), University of the State of Bahia - UNEB, Salvador, BA
Antônia Adonis Callou Sampaio Department of Education(DEDC-VII), University of the State of Bahia–UNEB, Rodovia Lomanto Junior, Km127, Senhor do Bonfim, BA,
Glaudson Sá Brandão Diagnostic and specialty clinic (IMAIS), Senhor do Bonfim, BA,
Anderson Soares Silva Sleep Laboratory, Rehabilitation Sciences Master’s and PhD Degree Program,Nove de Julho University (UNINOVE), Sao Paulo, SP
Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas Gomes Department of Education (DEDC-VII), University of the State of Bahia–UNEB, Rodovia Lomanto Júnior, BR 407, Km127, Senhor do Bonfim, BA
Claudio F. Donner Mondo Medico,Multidisciplinary & Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Borgomanero (NO)
Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira Medical School , University Center of Anapolis–UniEVANGELICA, Annapolis, GO,
Aquiles Assunção Camelier Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Human Health, School of Medicineand Public Health in Bahia, Salvador, BA; Department ofLife Sciences (DCV), University of the State of Bahia - UNEB, Salvador, BA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2018.110

Keywords:

Elderly, Community, Sleep, Quality of life, Excessive daytime somnolence

Abstract

Background: The progressive increase in the elderly population contributes to the fact that studies on human aging have important attention of health professionals and government agents, since they present a great challenge regarding public health. Our objective is to characterize the profile of older people with poor sleep quality and analyze possible associations with excessive daytime somnolence, quality of life and functional mobility. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, involving elderlies of the community, with the questionnaires Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, WHOQOL-OLD and application of the Timed Up and Go test - TUG. Descriptive statistics, Student’s t test for paired samples and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (p ≤ 0.05) were used. Results: We recruited 131 elderly people, predominantly female (87%); mean age 68 ± 7 years, low per capita income (84.8% ≤ 2 minimum wage), low education (86.3% ≤ 3 years of study), and mostly staying with relatives (67.9%), married (39.7%) or amassed (35.9%). Seventy-one percent of the sample is above normal weight, 90.1% of women have an abdominal circumference ≥ 80 cm and a high prevalence of chronic and psychosocial diseases was identified in the self-report, and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in 38.2%. The mean PSQI, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, WHOQOL-OLD and TUG were equal to, respectively, 11.2 ± 3.2; 8.32 ± 2.2; 84.8 ± 10.2 and 8.97 ± 2. An association of sleep quality with excessive daytime somnolence and quality of life, while not with functional mobility, was observed. Conclusion: The results of the present study allowed to identify a sleep quality associated with excessive daytime somnolence and quality of life and also to characterize the profile of elders with poor sleep quality.