Prevalence of Insomnia and Associated Factors among Community-Dwelling Korean Elderly.
- Author:
So Hyun AHN
1
;
Hae Kyung CHOI
;
Jeniffer Hyunjin KIM
;
Jeong Lan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. kimjl@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Insomnia;
Elderly;
Korean;
Associated factor
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Chronic Disease;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Depression;
Female;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Prevalence*;
Psychology;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders*;
Suicidal Ideation;
Unemployment
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2015;19(1):32-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of insomnia and its associated factors among community-dwelling Korean elderly. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey examining a person's physical and psychological health status, including sleep, was administered among 1,500 individuals aged 65 and older. All participants were community-dwelling Korean elderly. RESULTS: We found that the overall prevalence of insomnia during the preceding month was 43.1%, including difficulty initiating sleep (27%) and difficulty maintaining sleep or early morning awakening (37.9%). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that chronic diseases [odds ratio (OR) 2.42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.59-3.71], depression (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.31-2.63), female (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.27-2.10), suicidal ideation (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.05-2.45), poor perceived health (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.14-2.17), unemployment (1.51, 95% CI 1.13-2.03) were associated with an increased prevalence of insomnia. CONCLUSION: Insomnia is prevalent among community-dwelling Korean elderly, and multiple psychosocial factors are associated with insomnia.
