Clinical characteristics of sleep quality in elderly patients with hypertension

Nguyen Van Tuan, Nguyen Thang, Vu Son Tung, Lý Lan Chi, Nguyen Thi Kim Xuyen, Duong Huynh Phuong Nghi, Trieu Huu Tín, Néang Chanh Ty, Kim Thi Ngoc Yen, Nguyen Van Thong

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Sleep disturbance is important to control blood pressure and is a predictor of depression and suicidal ideation in the elderly. To get an overview of the clinical characteristics of sleep quality, a cross-sectional survey was performed based on the PSQI scale for 306 inpatients. The average age of the participants was 75.26 ± 8.44 years old, female accounted for 70.3%. The rate of poor sleep quality was 83.3%. Clinically, the average sleep duration of patients is 5.0 ± 1.9 hours per night, <65% sleep efficiency is accounted for 45.8%. Common sleep disruption problems were waking up in the middle of the night (92.5%), going to the bathroom (92.2%), not being able to fall asleep within 30 minutes (88.2%), and about half of patients experiencing daytime dysfunction. We suggest the need for clinicians to screen and treat sleep disorders in addition to good blood pressure control, in order to improve the physical and mental health of ederly patients.

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