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    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2013 Apr;25(2):183-193. Korean.
    Published online Apr 30, 2013.
    https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2013.25.2.183
    © 2013 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
    Original Article

    Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sleep Disturbance in Community Dwelling Adults in Korea

    Heejung Choi,1 Beomjong Kim,2 and Inja Kim3
      • 1Department of Nursing, Kunkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
      • 2Department of Business Administration, Seowon University, Cheongju, Korea.
      • 3Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Kim, Inja. Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, 62 Daehak-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon 300-716, Korea. Tel: +82-42-280-2655, Fax: +82-42-280-2785, Email: inja@dju.kr
    Received October 25, 2012; Revised April 22, 2013; Accepted April 23, 2013.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbance among community dwelling adults in Korea.

    Methods

    Data were collected from nine hundred fifty nine adults dwelling in a metropolitan city in Korea. Subjects were older than 45 years, did not take medication for sleep problems on a regular basis, and did not work at night. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to collect data about sleep disturbance. Sociodemographic, life style, and health related factors were included as risk factors. Chi square test and logistic stepwise regression were used to identify the risk factors.

    Results

    The prevalence of sleep disturbance was 13.1%. The significant risk factors were being female, age, number of toilet use at night, perceived health, and pain. Risk factors were somewhat different by gender. Emotional and job status were the risk factors only for men and menopausal status were for women.

    Conclusion

    Prevalence of sleep disturbance in community dwelling adults in Korea was not greater than those dwelling in other countries. Females, older adults, the number of toilet use at night, perceived health, and pain were the most important risk factors for sleep disturbances. Gender was a factor in reported sleep disturbances. It might be useful to investigate the factors that contribute to the number of toilet use at night as this might have some underlying factors that could be corrected.

    Keywords
    Sleep; Prevalence; Risk factors

    Tables

    Table 1
    Difference Test on Sociodemographic, Life Style, and Health related Factors

    Table 2
    Logistic Regression on Sleep Disturbance

    Table 3
    Logistic Regression Analysis on Sleep Disturbance by Gender

    Notes

    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by Korean Government (NRF-2011-NRF-2011-32A-H00007).

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