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lity of sleep among elderly: a systematic review starostnik – okolje | elderly – environment
Sergej Kmetec, Zvonka Fekonja, Mateja Lorber
University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
Introduction: Aging is defined as the physiologic process that begins at birth and
lasts until the last days of life. It is an inevitable process that covering a health,
social, cultural and economic dimensions of our lives. The aging process has an
impact on the quality and duration of sleep among elderly. Statistics show that
more than 70% of the elderly have more trouble sleeping than others.
Methods: A systematic review of literature of Quality of sleep among elderly
has been done. Searched databases included PubMed, Web of Science and CI-
NAHL with keywords: sleep, elderly, quality with Boolean operators (AND,
OR). The inclusion criteria were scientific and professional articles published
from 1 January 2000 to 10 April 2018 in English language.
Results: Of the initial 6056 identified hits, 10 articles were included in the de-
tailed analysis and these matched the assimilation criteria. Through the synthe-
sis we formulated three major categories: pharmacological interventions, phys-
ical activity and cognitive therapy.
Discussion and conclusions: Elderly with sleep disorders have difficulty in con-
centrating, remembering, and performing daily activity, that increasing the risk
of fragility and social isolation. Knowing the effects of sleep problems on the
quality of life of the elderly is very important, because the elderly with good
night’s sleep spent the day more qualitatively, has a positive impact on people
in their vicinity and consequently on their life.
Keywords: elderly, sleep, quality, nurse
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Sergej Kmetec, Zvonka Fekonja, Mateja Lorber
University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
Introduction: Aging is defined as the physiologic process that begins at birth and
lasts until the last days of life. It is an inevitable process that covering a health,
social, cultural and economic dimensions of our lives. The aging process has an
impact on the quality and duration of sleep among elderly. Statistics show that
more than 70% of the elderly have more trouble sleeping than others.
Methods: A systematic review of literature of Quality of sleep among elderly
has been done. Searched databases included PubMed, Web of Science and CI-
NAHL with keywords: sleep, elderly, quality with Boolean operators (AND,
OR). The inclusion criteria were scientific and professional articles published
from 1 January 2000 to 10 April 2018 in English language.
Results: Of the initial 6056 identified hits, 10 articles were included in the de-
tailed analysis and these matched the assimilation criteria. Through the synthe-
sis we formulated three major categories: pharmacological interventions, phys-
ical activity and cognitive therapy.
Discussion and conclusions: Elderly with sleep disorders have difficulty in con-
centrating, remembering, and performing daily activity, that increasing the risk
of fragility and social isolation. Knowing the effects of sleep problems on the
quality of life of the elderly is very important, because the elderly with good
night’s sleep spent the day more qualitatively, has a positive impact on people
in their vicinity and consequently on their life.
Keywords: elderly, sleep, quality, nurse
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