SLEEP QUALITY IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN: FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF DAYTIME DROWSINESS, PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DISEASE, AND SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE TIME

Eun Ju Kim

Department of Nursing, Hanseo University. Republic of Korea

ABSTRACT

Middle age is the stage between maturity and old age among the developmental stages of life. During this period, in addition to physi-cal changes due to aging and endocrine imbalance, adaptation to various psychological and social changes occur including changing roles in the family, social support system, and loss of relationships between individuals. It is also a time to re-evaluate yourself and your life. Purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of daytime drowsiness, presence or absence of disease, and sunlight expo-sure time on the sleep quality of middle-aged women. The subjects of this study were 125 women middle-aged 40-60 years old, wom-en who were not currently receiving any disease or hormone therapy. Subjects personally recorded on the mobile questionnaire using their mobile phone face to face, and data were collected in compliance with ethical guidelines. Data were collected using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality and Questionnaire on Daytime Drowsiness. According to research results, presence or absence of disease and daytime drowsiness were variables affecting sleep quality in middle-aged women. These two factors were able to explain the sleep quality of middle-aged women by 17.8% and it was statistically significant. However, the time of exposure to sun-light did not affect. In order to improve the quality of sleep in middle-aged women, non-drug interventions with fewer side effects that can improve sleep effects are needed. Therefore, when developing nursing intervention for improving sleep quality in middle-aged women, it is necessary to consider the conditions of disease and daytime drowsiness identified in this study.

Keywords:

Middle-aged women, Sleep quality, daytime drowsiness, Presence or absence of disease, Sunlight exposure time