Chronic diseases and excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults
Objective: To assess the level of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and health conditions in older adults. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study carried out with older adults enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in a municipality in Rio Gra...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repository: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/8205 |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/8205 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Primary Health Care Chronic Disease Aged. Trastornos de Somnolencia Excesiva Atención Primaria de Salud Enfermedad Crónica Anciano. Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva Atenção Primária à Saúde Doença Crônica Idoso. |
| Summary: | Objective: To assess the level of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and health conditions in older adults. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study carried out with older adults enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, from September 2015 to January 2016. A sociodemographic questionnaire (with questions related to: sex, marital status, type of housing, address, income, education and profession) and a health conditions questionnaire (with questions related to presence of diseases, sequelae and use of medications) were used. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) was measured using the Epworth scale and sleep apnea obstructive syndrome (OSAS) was measured using the Berlin questionnaire. Results: Participants were 61 older adults with a mean age of 68.5 years, 46 of whom were women (75.4%). In all, 56 (91.8%) participants reported having some disease, with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) being the most common (57.4%; n=35), followed by type 2 diabetes (24.6%, n=15), and arthritis or arthrosis (34.4%, n=21). There was a positive correlation between SAH and OSAS (p=0.001), DM and OSAS (p=0.018) and between EDS and respiratory diseases (p=0.010). Conclusion: The most prevalent diseases in the older adults analyzed were systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The majority did not present excessive daytime sleepiness, and some presented very low levels of such condition. Despite that, there was a positive association of chronic diseases with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness. |
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