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Poor sleep quality and alcohol use problems among elderly Taiwanese aboriginal women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Ke-Hsin Chueh ,
Mei-Sang Yang ,
Cheng-Sheng Chen  and
Shyam-Min Chiou
Ke-Hsin Chueh
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, and School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Mei-Sang Yang*
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Cheng-Sheng Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Shyam-Min Chiou
Affiliation:
Wufong Village Health Center, Wufong Village, Hsin-Chiu County, Taiwan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Professor Mei-Sang Yang, School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd., Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. Phone: +886 7 3210479, Fax: +886 7 321 8364. Email: msyang@kmu.edu.tw.
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Abstract

Background: Little is known about sleep quality and alcohol use problems in the elderly minority population. This study aimed to identify a one-month prevalence of poor sleep quality and alcohol use problems among elderly Taiwanese aboriginal women and to examine the association between them.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey with stratified random sampling was conducted in eight aboriginal communities in Taiwan. The 1261 elderly aboriginal women (response rate 84%) completed all assessments. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), while the CAGE questionnaire was used to evaluate alcohol use problems.

Results: Of the study participants, 20.54% and 25.59% had poor sleep quality and alcohol use problems, respectively. Controlling for confounding factors, alcohol use problems were a risk factor for poor sleep quality (AOR = 1.44, p = 0.0433). Alcohol use problems were associated with three components of PSQI: sleep disturbances, subjective sleep quality, and daytime dysfunction.

Conclusions: The elderly Taiwanese aboriginal women with problematic alcohol drinking experienced poorer sleep quality. Development of a program to reduce alcohol use problems might improve sleep quality among elderly Taiwanese aboriginal women.

Keywords

aboriginal womenelderlypoor sleep qualityalcohol use problemsTaiwan
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 2009 , pp. 593 - 599
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2009

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