Poor sleep quality: A wake-up call for the elderly at a tertiary care centre in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Objective: To assess the burden of sleep disorders in the elderly, and the effects of various co-morbidities linked with sleep disorders.

Methods: The longitudinal cross-sectional study was conducted in different outpatient departments at a tertiary care centre in Islamabad, Pakistan, from June 2014 to June 2015, and comprised patients of either gender aged 60 years or above. Pittsburgh sleep quality index and Epworth sleepiness scale were used to measure the quality and patterns of sleep and daytime sleepiness in the elderly.