湖南某地区农村老年人睡眠行为流行病学调查

[目的]探讨农村老年人睡眠行为特点.[方法]采用分层整群随机抽样的方法,用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数量表、一般情况调查表等,对湖南省某县1 040例农村老年人进行调查.[结果]农村老年人一般晚上20：00许上床,早上6：30左右起床,每晚平均睡眠时间约4 h 30 min.入睡困难、睡眠维持困难和早醒者分别占51.1%、29.2%、62.8%.12.9%的老年人有午睡习惯.8.4%的老年人睡眠时相提前.[结论]农村老年人睡眠行为具有自身的特点,应针对其特点制定相应措施,提高当地农村老年人睡眠质量.

Epidemiological Investigation on Sleep Behavior in Rural Elderly People

[Objective] To explore the characteristics of sleep behavior in rural elderly people. [Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample of 1040 elderly people by stratified cluster random sampling. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） and general information questionnaire were evaluated by trained interviewers. [Results]The elderly people usually went to bed at about 8：00PM and got up at about 6 ： 30AM. The average sleep time was four and half hours. The prevalence of falling sleepiness difficulty,maintaining nocturnal sleep difficulty and early morning awakening was 51.1%, 29.2% and 62.8%, respectively. About 12.9% of the elderly people took naps during daytime, and 8.4% of them experienced advanced sleep phase. [Conclusion]The sleep behavior of rural elderly people has their own characteristics. In order to improve their sleep quality, adequate attitude and coping measures should be taken according to the characteristics.