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Association of sleep quality with excessive daytime somnolence and quality of life of elderlies of community.
Multidiscip Respir Med
March 2018
Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Human Health, School of Medicine and Public Health in Bahia, Salvador, BA Brazil.
Background: The progressive increase in the elderly population contributes to the fact that studies on human aging have important attention of health professionals and government agents, since they present a great challenge regarding public health. Our objective is to characterize the profile of older people with poor sleep quality and analyze possible associations with excessive daytime somnolence, quality of life and functional mobility.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, involving elderlies of the community, with the questionnaires Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, WHOQOL-OLD and application of the Timed Up and Go test - TUG.