La calidad del sueño en el adulto mayorestudio de una cohorte

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine which pathologies and habits negatively influence the quality of sleep of the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 30 patients older than 65 years. They filled out a questionnaire about the quality of their sleep. The following variables were analyzed: snoring, sleep apnea, smoking, alcohol intake, obesity, bruxism, hypertension, cardiovascular andIor cerebrovascular disease gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and score in the Epworth Sleepines Scale. Results: Half of the patients claimed to have poor quality sleep (group 1), wh ile the other half reported a good rest (group 2). In group 1, there were more patients with roncopathy, sleep apnea, obesity, bruxism, GERD, and heart or cerebrovascular disease. This group also scored higher on the Epworth Scale. A greater number of smoking and hypertensive patients was found in group 2, in addition to ingesting an average of higher weekly alcohol glasses. Conclusions: Bruxism and overweight are risk factors associated with poor quality of sleep in patients over 65 years old. On the other hand, pathologies such as arterial hypertension, cardio and cerebrovascular disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Sleep Apnea do not seem to be associated with poor sleep, in the same way as smoking and alcoholic habits and snoring.