Geriatrik Bireylerin Fiziksel Aktiviteleri ve Uyku Kaliteleri Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Introduction:The level of physical activity in older people decreases due to the changes in the musculoskeletal system that occurs during ageing. In older people, sleep depth and night-time sleep duration decrease as well as the level of physical activity, the sleep quality in elderly changes negatively due to the need for and pattern of sleep. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and sleep quality among individuals over 65 years of age. Material and Method: This descriptive study was conducted between 15th September and 30th November 2016 at the internal medicine department. The data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The data were evaluated using number, percentage, chisquare and correlation analysis. Findings: Of the elderly participated in the study, 56.2% were female, 29.9% had a normal weight, 66.4% suffered from poor sleep quality and 54% were inactive. When sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity levels (PAL) were compared, it was seen that 46.3% of those with normal weight and 57.3% of overweight participants were inactive and a statistical significance (p <0.05) was found. A weak negative relationship was detected between the IPAQ and PSQI scores of the elderly (r=-0.178, p<0.05). Conclusion:In our study, it was determined that the body mass index, falling experience and the presence of a disease that has been diagnosed affect the level of physical activity among older individuals. It was seen that inactive older individuals have good sleep quality.

Yaşlanmaya Bağlı Bireylerde Görülen Fizyolojik, Ruhsal, Sosyal Değişiklikler ve Korunmaya Yönelik Önlemler

“…Böylelikle uyku ihtiyacı, düzeni ve bireyin uyku kalitesi olumsuz yönde etkilenmektedir (Hu, Zhao, Zhao, Zhu & Qin, 2021;Kersu & Alparslan, 2020). Kısa süreli uyku (gecede 7 saatten az), kardiyovasküler hastalık, hipertansiyon ve diyabet riskini arttırmakta, bağışıklığı zayıflatmakta, soğuk algınlığına duyarlılığı artırmakta (Yılmaz & Çağlayan, 2016;Adams et al, 2016;Garbarino, Lanteri, Durando, Magnavita & Sannita, 2016), dikkatte azalmaya, uyaranları algılayabilme güçlüğüne yol açmakta, ayak takılması, düşme ve fiziksel hareketlerde azalmaya da neden olabilmektedir (Kersu & Alparslan, 2020;Demirbaş, 2018). Yaşlılık döneminde eş veya akranların ölümü, emeklilik ve sağlıkta bozulma gibi birçok faktör kişileri olumsuz etkilemektedir.…”