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Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Sleep Quality Among Elderly Residents in Nursing Homes: Is There a Relationship? Publisher



Alafi F1 ; Bahrami N2, 3 ; Mohamadnia A4, 5 ; Farhadinasab A1
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  1. 1. Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Craniomaxillofacial Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Department of Tissue Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Department of Biotechnology, Shahid Bheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Minerva Psychiatry Published:2023


Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elderly population is at high risk for sleep disorders, and several studies have demonstrated their prevalence. Poor sleep quality resulted in poor quality of life while the old age population group is increasing. So, it is essential to identify the related risk factors which lead to poor sleep quality. This study investigates the relationship of mood and anxiety disorders in the elderly with poor sleep quality in nursing homes of Tehran, Iran, in 2018-2019. METHODS: It was a cross-sectional study on 100 elderly people in nursing homes of Tehran, Iran, with poor sleep quality based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Then, mood and anxiety disorders were evaluated through a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV(SCID). RESULTS: In this study, 73% of participants were suffering from sleep disorders of which 21.9% had mood and 16.4% had anxiety disorders. Sleep latency, daytime dysfunction and sleep quality had significantly higher scores in elderly with poor sleep quality having mood disorders. Also, sleep duration was related to anxiety disorders. There was no relationship between age, gender and the duration of residency in nursing homes and mood and anxiety disorders. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that most elderly residents in nursing homes suffer from sleep disorders accompanied by a higher rate of mood disorders and a lower rate of anxiety disorders. © Minerva Gastroenterology. All rights reserved.
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