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Global Sleep Satisfaction of Older People: The Jerusalem Cohort Study

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Jacobs, Jeremy M., Cohen, Aaron, Hammerman‐Rozenberg, Robert, Stessman, Jochanan·2006·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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OBJECTIVES: To describe the nature of global sleep satisfaction (GSS) of older people and the factors associated with it. DESIGN: A 7‐year follow‐up of an age‐homogenous cohort. SETTING: Community based. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred ninety subjects aged 70 at baseline and 77 at follow‐up. MEASUREMENTS: Self‐reported sleep domains and a comprehensive assessment of health variables, including psychosocial, physical, and functional factors, at ages 70 and 77. RESULTS: GSS was found to be poor in 25% of subjects at ages 70 and 77, with an estimated average annual remission rate of 7% and an annual incidence of 2.4%. Poor GSS at ages 70 and 77 was significantly associated with difficulty falling asleep, awakening feeling tired, two or more nocturnal awakenings, and taking sleeping tablets. Significant cross‐sectional associations were found at age 70 and 77 between poor GSS and poor self‐rated health, general fatigue, depression, dependence in one or more activities of daily living, and low level of physical activity. In a regression analysis, risk factors at age 70 for subsequent poor GSS were loneliness, depression, poor self‐rated health, economic difficulties, back pain, obesity, and prior poor GSS. The only significant long‐term association was between poor GSS and poor self‐rated health. GSS did not influence mortality data. CONCLUSION: Poor GSS in older people is common and chronic. Its chief determinants are loneliness, depression, poor self‐rated health, economic difficulties, back pain, and obesity. It predicts poor self‐rated health but not increased mortality.

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Authors
Jacobs, J. M., Cohen, A., Hammerman‐Rozenberg, R., & Stessman, J.
Affiliations
Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
Venue
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-12-08
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
325-329
ISSN
  • 0002-8614 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5415
OpenAlex
W1587361511
Cited by
97
References
23
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FWCI
3.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
older adults, sleep quality, self-rated health, loneliness, depression, economic hardship, back pain, obesity, nocturnal awakenings, difficulty falling asleep, activities of daily living, physical activity, mortality
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Israel, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retrospective Studies, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Prevalence

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