Sleep quality and sleep-disturbing factors of geriatric inpatients

To evaluate the change in sleep patterns and sleep quality in older patients during hospitalization. Sleep duration was shortened; however, sleep quality was not changed during hospitalization. Insomnia is associated with geriatric syndromes in hospitalized older adults. Sleep quality and insomnia evaluation should be a routine part of assessment during hospitalization. Insomnia, a common problem in older adults, may be precipitated by multiple factors including medical conditions, social, behavioral, and environmental factors. The aims of our study were to evaluate sleep pattern changes during hospitalization, determine the predictors of sleep quality and sleep disorders in geriatric inpatients. In this prospective observational study, all ≥ 65-year-old patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards were assessed at the time of hospitalization and after 1 week. Insomnia Severity Index and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to define insomnia and subjective sleep quality. All patients underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment. Data of factors contributing sleep disturbances during hospitalization were recorded. Totally 101 patients were recruited. Mean ± SD age was 73.5 ± 5.2 years and 53.5% were female. Frequency of poor sleepers was 58.4% at baseline and 64.7% after 1 week according to PSQI score (p 0.804). Although the total scores and frequency of insomnia did not change in the first week of hospitalization, sleep duration was significantly shortened (6.4 ± 2.6 h vs. 5.9 ± 2.7 h, respectively; p