Analyzing the Association of Social Capital and Sleep Quality of the Elderly Community

IF 2.1 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Health Science Reports Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1002/hsr2.70766

Maryam Mohammadi, Sahar Mohammadnabizadeh, Mehdi Varmaghani, Mitra Moodi, Farshad Shrifi, Matin Shirazinia, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Moloud Payab, Masoumeh Khorashadizadeh, Shohreh Naderimagham

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Abstract

Purpose

Given the growing elderly population in developing countries like Iran, and the significance of social capital and sleep quality in the lives of the elderly, this study aimed to explore the relationship between social capital and sleep quality in the elderly community.

Patients and Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on elderly individuals in Birjand city, Iran, as part of a cohort study. Sampling was carried out by selecting eligible participants based on a simple random entry criterion. To gather data, we used questionnaires on social capital and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality, which were validated for reliability. The questionnaires were administered through interviews. The data was analyzed using STATA software and appropriate descriptive and analytical tests.

Results

A total of 1348 senior citizens, with an average age of 69.73 (±7.53), were involved in the research conducted. The results of this study revealed a significant association (p < 0.05) only in the fifth quintile of social capital when compared to the lowest level. These results also show that the social capital in the group that sleeps more than 6 h is stronger than the group that sleeps less than 6 h. Also, married people in each group with less sleep (RR = 0.92) or more than 6 h (RR = 0.66) had a better condition than single people.

Conclusion

Improving healthcare availability, implementing intervention strategies such as community and public health initiatives, promoting healthier sleep habits, and enhancing social support are potential methods to prevent low social involvement and, consequently, poor quality of sleep-in older people.

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社会资本与老年人睡眠质量的关系分析

考虑到伊朗等发展中国家老年人口的不断增长，以及社会资本和睡眠质量在老年人生活中的重要意义，本研究旨在探讨老年人社会资本与睡眠质量之间的关系。患者和方法本横断面研究是对伊朗Birjand市的老年人进行的，作为队列研究的一部分。抽样是根据简单的随机进入标准选择符合条件的参与者进行的。为了收集数据，我们使用了关于社会资本和匹兹堡睡眠质量的问卷，并对其进行了可靠性验证。调查问卷是通过访谈进行的。使用STATA软件和适当的描述性和分析性测试对数据进行分析。结果共调查老年人1348人，平均年龄69.73（±7.53）岁。本研究的结果显示，与最低水平相比，只有在社会资本的第五个五分位数中存在显著关联（p < 0.05）。这些结果也表明，睡眠时间大于6小时的群体的社会资本强于睡眠时间小于6小时的群体。此外，每组中睡眠时间较短（RR = 0.92）或超过6小时（RR = 0.66）的已婚人士的情况都比单身人士好。结论提高医疗服务可及性，实施社区和公共卫生倡议等干预策略，促进健康的睡眠习惯，加强社会支持是预防老年人社会参与度低，从而导致睡眠质量差的潜在方法。

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