Sleep quality of vulnerable elderly people: associated factors.

Objective: To identify factors associated with poor sleep quality in elderly dependent individuals in social vulnerability.

Method: Cross-sectional study with 59 elderly dependent individuals assisted by Family Health Units in São Carlos/SP. The following tools were used: Katz Index, Lawton and Brody Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised, Fried's Frailty Phenotype, Geriatric Depression Scale (15 items), Perceived Stress Scale, Family APGAR, Social Support Scale from the Medical Outcomes Study, and World Health Organization Quality of Life, abbreviated and "old" versions.

Depressive symptoms and sleep in aged caregivers in a context of high social vulnerability.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between depressive symptoms and sleep quality in aged caregivers of elderly people, in a context of high social vulnerability.

Methods: A Cross-sectional study conducted between July 2019 and March 2020 with 65 aged caregivers of elderly people that were treated in five Family Heath Units from São Carlos, São Paulo. Instruments to characterize the caregivers and to evaluate the depressive symptoms and sleep quality were used in data collection.

Frailty is associated with sociodemographic and health factors and related to the care context of older caregivers: a Brazilian cross-sectional study.

Background: The task of caring can arise suddenly without guidance or support, resulting in psychological tension and health impairment, which can culminate in the development of frailty.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between frailty and sociodemographic and health aspects related to the care context of older caregivers.

Design And Setting: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 older caregivers registered in family health units in the interior of the state of São Paulo.

Duration of night sleep and cognitive performance of community older adults.

Objective: to analyze the relationship between the duration of self-reported night sleep and the cognitive performance of older adults.

Method: the sample consisted of 156 older adults registered in Family Health Units (FHUs) in a city of São Paulo, divided into quartiles according to the duration of night sleep. Data collection was performed using a characterization questionnaire, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Exam - Revised (ACE-R) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).