Study on Sleep Status, Influencing Factors and Countermeasures of the Elderly

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the sleep status of the elderly and the influencing factors of sleep in the elderly. Methods: 582 elderly in Nanchang were randomly selected as the research object, using the Pittsburgh sleep quality scale (PSQI) was investigated as a tool. Results: 44.5% of the elderly sleep quality problems, the elderly sleep by physiological, psychological, social, environmental and behavioral factors. Conclusion: the sleep problem of the elderly is serious, and it should be regulated from the aspects of cognition, psychological counseling, sports, medicine and so on.