Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

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Association between Sleep and Loneliness in the Elderly Living Alone

독거노인의 외로움과 수면의 관계

  • Choi, Yu Jung (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Kyu (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Seok Bum (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyung Min (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Dohyun (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jung Jae (Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital)
  • 최유정 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이경규 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이석범 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김경민 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김도현 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이정재 (단국대학교병원 정신건강의학과)
  • Received : 2020.10.18
  • Accepted : 2020.10.25
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives : Loneliness and poor sleep quality are common phenomena in old age and are associated with negative physical and mental health. However, little is known regarding the relation between loneliness and sleep quality. The aim of this study was to examine the association of loneliness and sleep quality among the elderly living alone. Methods : This is a cross-sectional study that enrolled 1,090 subjects who are the community-residing elderly living alone. Sociodemographic status, medical condition, cognition, mood disorder, sleep quality and levels of loneliness were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and a specific semi-structured interview conducted by trained nurses. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data regarding sociodemographic variable and loneliness. Univariate and Multivariate regression analyses were applied to examine the association between loneliness and sleep quality after adjustment for multiple confounding variables. Results : The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) mean score of "lonely group" (9.2±4.2) was significantly higher than that of "not lonely group" (7.3±3.7) (student-t test, p<0.001). Loneliness was significantly associated with PSQI (standardized β=0.065, p=0.025), sleep disturbance (standardized β=0.086, p=0.005), use of sleep medication (standardized β=0.065, p=0.034) after adjustment for possible confounding variables including sex and mood disorder. Conclusions : Loneliness was associated with sleep disturbance and this finding implied negative impact of loneliness on sleep quality of older adults. Public health promotion efforts to reduce loneliness may improve sleep quality and mental health in the elderly living alone.

연구목적 외로움과 수면의 질 저하는 노인에게서 흔히 나타나는 증상이다. 하지만 우리나라에서 노인의 외로움과 수면의 관계에 대해서는 연구된 바는 거의 없다. 본 연구는 독거노인의 외로움과 수면의 질의 연관성을 보고자 하였다. 방 법 본 연구는 천안 지역에 거주하는 독거노인 1,090명을 대상자로 시행되었다., 훈련된 간호사의 면담과 외로움 척도, 피츠버그 수면의 질 지수(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), 인구사회학적 정보, 신체 건강상태(Cumulative illness rating scale, CIRS), 인지기능, 단축형 노인우울척도 등의 자가설문지를 통해 조사하였다. 통계분석은 인구학적 변인과 외로움 척도 간의 관계를 탐색하기 위해 기술적 통계분석을 시행하였으며 외로움과 수면의 질의 연관성을 확인하기 위해 단변량 및 다중회귀분석을 사용하였다. 결 과 외로움군의 평균 PSQI 점수(9.2±4.2)는 정상군(7.3±3.7)에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(student-t test, p<0.001). 성별, 기분장애 및 상관분석에서 유의성을 보인 변수를 통제한 다중회귀분석에서 외로움은 전체 PSQI 총점(standardized β=0.065, p=0.025), 수면방해(standardized β=0.086, p=0.005), 수면제 사용(standardized β=0.065, p=0.034)과 유의한 연관성을 보였다. 결 론 외로움은 수면문제와 연관성을 보였으며 이는 독거노인의 수면의 질 저하에 외로움이 위험요인이 될 수 있음을 의미한다. 독거노인의 외로움을 줄이기 위한 개입은 수면의 질을 호전시키고 신체 및 정신 질환을 줄일 수 있을 것이다. 따라서 독거노인의 외로움을 예방하고 줄일 수 있는 지역사회 기반의 보건복지 정책이 필요함을 시사한다.

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