Can subjective sleep quality, evaluated at the age of 73, have an influence on successful aging? The PROOF study

• DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2014.42008
• Publication Date: 2014-01-29T02:36:05Z
• Authors: Emilie Crawford-A...; Virginie Dauphinot; Magali Saint Martin; Magali Tardy; Régis Gonthier; Jean Claude Barth...; Frédéric Roche
• Keywords: Sleep; Association (psychology)

Objective: Sleep complaints are recurrent in Geriatrics and often attributed to physiological aging. The aim of this work is describe subjective sleep quality its impact on successful Methods: Subjective was evaluated by using the Pittsburgh questionnaire. Two visual analogical scales (graduate from 0 10) were used quantify perceived state health life satisfaction. Objective respiratory parameters also collected. Results: 370 data analysed (46.2% males). average age 73.2 +/- 1. level 6.9 2, satisfaction 7.7 +/-2. significantly related status (p = 0.034) 0.005). There no significant association between objective parameters. Conclusion: assessment plays an important role management elderly persons can help them more successfully.