Sleep Quality and Sleep Disturbing Factors of Inpatients in Geriatric Wards in a Chinese General Hos

• 作 者: M.X.Xie C.Z.Wang M.Tang X.X.Lu Q.Chen
• 机 构: Department of Respiratory, Department of Gerontology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Ch
• 出 处: 2015中国老年医学和老年健康产业大会
• 发表日期: 2015年7期

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to better understand sleep quality and sleep disturbing factors of inpatients and to compare the perception of sleep disturbing factors between nurses and inpatients.METHODS: We included inpatients (n=116) and licensed nurses (n=53) from October 31, 2012, to March 31, 2013 in geriatric wards in the largest general university-based teaching hospital in central south China.The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and self-designed questionnaires were used to examine the inpatients sleep quality and to compare perceptions of sleep disturbing factors between inpatients and nurses.The following statistical methods were used to evaluate the data: chi-square test, logistic regression analysis and Z statistic.