Does poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness influence fear of falling among older adults? A cross-sectional study

Autor: Viviane Akemi Kakazu, Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Vinicius Dokkedal-Silva, Guilherme Luiz Fernandes, Cynthia Gobbi, Monica Levy Andersen, Sergio Tufik, Gabriel Natan Pires, Priscila Kalil Morelhão
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Universidade Cesumar (UniCesumar)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scopus
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:49:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01 Poor sleep is a risk factor for falling among older adults. This study aimed to investigate whether poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in older people was associated with fear of falling. Participants aged 60 years or older were interviewed, with those who did not have preserved cognitive skills being excluded. Data on age, gender, body mass index, alcohol consumption, mental status, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, comorbidities and fear of falling were collected. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were conducted. The logistic regression assessed the association between daytime sleepiness and fear of falling. The odds of an older adult being afraid of falling was 3 times higher among those with excessive daytime sleepiness, in comparison to those with no excessive daytime sleepiness. The higher the daytime sleepiness, the greater the fear of falling. Health professionals should be aware of older patients’ sleepiness because it can increase fear of falling and influence their treatment. Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP) Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Departamento de Psicobiologia Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925 Vila Clementino Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Cesumar (UniCesumar) Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP)
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