Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Abstract

Factors Associated with Insomnia among Elderly of a Selected Community of Lalitpur

Timalsina R

Insomnia is a common health problem among elderly. An analytical cross-sectional study was aimed to identify the factors associated with insomnia among elderly. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of 64 elderlies of Ward No. 2 of Karyabinayak Municipality, Lalitpur. Data collection was done from 18th to 30th of September 2016 by using structured interview schedule related to socio-demographic variables and Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics namely chi-square test was used to analyze data using SPSS software version 16 and findings were presented on the relevant tables and figures. The findings of the study revealed that 40.6% of the respondents have insomnia. Furthermore, there is significant association of health problems during night sleep with insomnia (p=0.003). However, there is no significant association of age, gender, marital status, educational status, current working status, financial dependency, disease and medicine use at present with insomnia. Based on the findings of this study, it is concluded that insomnia is present among less than half elderly and the elderly who have health problems during night sleep have insomnia. Therefore, the awareness program regarding insomnia should be raised for early detection and appropriate management in order to decrease sleep related health problems and improve quality of life.