Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam
IntroductionPoor sleep quality negatively impact health, reducing quality of life and increasing disease risk. For the elderly, poor sleep quality lead to fatigue and reduced mobility, increasing the risk of falls. In Vietnam, no studies have explored the relationship between sleep quality and fall...
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| description | IntroductionPoor sleep quality negatively impact health, reducing quality of life and increasing disease risk. For the elderly, poor sleep quality lead to fatigue and reduced mobility, increasing the risk of falls. In Vietnam, no studies have explored the relationship between sleep quality and fall risk in the elderly. This study aimed to determine the correlation between sleep quality and fall risk among the elderly, providing knowledge for fall prevention in this population in Vietnam.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 404 elderly patients who visited and were treated as outpatients at Thai Binh University Hospital from October 2023 to June 2024. Direct interviews were conducted using the Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) from STEADI-CDC-2017 (USA), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) with a cut-off score of 7 to assess sleep quality. The FRQ tool used a cut-off score of 4 to evaluate fall risk.ResultsThe percentage of elderly at risk of falls was 19.6%. The average PSQI score was 11.0 ± 2.7, with 358 (88.6%) elderly patients showing poor sleep quality. Logistic regression analysis showed that higher PSQI scores in the elderly significantly correlated with an increased risk of falls (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.02–1.32, p = 0.03). Elderly individuals with the highest PSQI scores had a higher risk of falls compared to those with the lowest PSQI scores.ConclusionPoor sleep quality are closely related to fall risk among the elderly, alongside other factors such as religion, education, comorbidities, and participation in recreational activities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f7ccbbea2f249bfb8c655cdb38c5ef82025-01-23T06:56:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sleep2813-28902025-01-01310.3389/frsle.2024.14867941486794Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern VietnamNguyen The Diep0Doan Anh Tuan1Tien Van Nguyen2Hoang Minh Anh3Dao Huy Cu4Department of Traumatology, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, VietnamDepartment of Traumatology, Dong Anh General Hospital, Hanoi, VietnamFaculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, VietnamCenter for Population Health Sciences, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, VietnamTechnical Department, Vietnam Center for Community Health and Injury Prevention, Hanoi, VietnamIntroductionPoor sleep quality negatively impact health, reducing quality of life and increasing disease risk. For the elderly, poor sleep quality lead to fatigue and reduced mobility, increasing the risk of falls. In Vietnam, no studies have explored the relationship between sleep quality and fall risk in the elderly. This study aimed to determine the correlation between sleep quality and fall risk among the elderly, providing knowledge for fall prevention in this population in Vietnam.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 404 elderly patients who visited and were treated as outpatients at Thai Binh University Hospital from October 2023 to June 2024. Direct interviews were conducted using the Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) from STEADI-CDC-2017 (USA), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) with a cut-off score of 7 to assess sleep quality. The FRQ tool used a cut-off score of 4 to evaluate fall risk.ResultsThe percentage of elderly at risk of falls was 19.6%. The average PSQI score was 11.0 ± 2.7, with 358 (88.6%) elderly patients showing poor sleep quality. Logistic regression analysis showed that higher PSQI scores in the elderly significantly correlated with an increased risk of falls (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.02–1.32, p = 0.03). Elderly individuals with the highest PSQI scores had a higher risk of falls compared to those with the lowest PSQI scores.ConclusionPoor sleep quality are closely related to fall risk among the elderly, alongside other factors such as religion, education, comorbidities, and participation in recreational activities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1486794/fullaccidental fallsagedsleep wake disorderssleep qualityinsomniaNorthern Vietnam |
| spellingShingle | Nguyen The Diep Doan Anh Tuan Tien Van Nguyen Hoang Minh Anh Dao Huy Cu Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam Frontiers in Sleep accidental falls aged sleep wake disorders sleep quality insomnia Northern Vietnam |
| title | Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam |
| title_full | Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam |
| title_short | Associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at Thai Binh Medical University Hospital, Northern Vietnam |
| title_sort | associations of sleep quality and fall risk among older adult outpatients at thai binh medical university hospital northern vietnam |
| topic | accidental falls aged sleep wake disorders sleep quality insomnia Northern Vietnam |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1486794/full |
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