Research Article

The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital

Volume: 13 Number: 1 January 1, 2022
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The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital

Abstract

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to reveal the relationship between sleep quality, fear of death and socio-demographic factors in middle-aged and older individuals who applied to the hospital. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted by giving a questionnaire to middle-aged and older individuals who agreed to participate in the study, who were hospitalized in the Health Practice and Research Center of a state university in the Central Anatolia Region. Data Collection Form, Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) were used for all middle-aged and older individuals who agreed to participate in the study. A total of 100 individuals participated. The socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly who participated in the study were indicated by numbers and percentages. Student t test, Anova and analysis of variance were used to compare the scores obtained from the scales. Results: 38% of the individuals participating in the study are in the 45-64 age group, 36% are in the 65-74 age group, and 26% are in the 75 and over age group. 78% of them reported that they have a drug that they use regularly. In the correlation analysis, a weak linear correlation was found between DAS score (high score indicates increased fear of death) and PUKI in the opposite direction (r=-0.216) and economic level perception (r= 0.238). In the correlation analysis, there was an inverse relationship between PUKI score (high score indicates increased sleep problem) and DAS, poor (r=-0.216), perception of quality of life, perception of health status, perception of adaptation to life, perceived age, education level and perception of economic level. There was a weak linear correlation between the number of chronic diseases (r= 0.301) and the number of chronic diseases (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the correlation analysis, there is a weak correlation between death anxiety and sleep quality in the opposite direction.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Health, Environmental Health

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 1, 2022

Submission Date

September 16, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 31, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Üstündağ Öcal, N., Yaman, S., Kılıç, M., Uslukılıç, G., & Ok, Ş. (2022). The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(1), 82-89. https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.996680
AMA
1.Üstündağ Öcal N, Yaman S, Kılıç M, Uslukılıç G, Ok Ş. The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2022;13(1):82-89. doi:10.31067/acusaglik.996680
Chicago
Üstündağ Öcal, Nursel, Sevda Yaman, Mahmut Kılıç, Güllü Uslukılıç, and Şerife Ok. 2022. “The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 13 (1): 82-89. https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.996680.
EndNote
Üstündağ Öcal N, Yaman S, Kılıç M, Uslukılıç G, Ok Ş (January 1, 2022) The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 13 1 82–89.
IEEE
[1]N. Üstündağ Öcal, S. Yaman, M. Kılıç, G. Uslukılıç, and Ş. Ok, “The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital”, Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 82–89, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.31067/acusaglik.996680.
ISNAD
Üstündağ Öcal, Nursel - Yaman, Sevda - Kılıç, Mahmut - Uslukılıç, Güllü - Ok, Şerife. “The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 13/1 (January 1, 2022): 82-89. https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.996680.
JAMA
1.Üstündağ Öcal N, Yaman S, Kılıç M, Uslukılıç G, Ok Ş. The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2022;13:82–89.
MLA
Üstündağ Öcal, Nursel, et al. “The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 82-89, doi:10.31067/acusaglik.996680.
Vancouver
1.Nursel Üstündağ Öcal, Sevda Yaman, Mahmut Kılıç, Güllü Uslukılıç, Şerife Ok. The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Fear of Death And Socio-Demographic Factors in Middle-Age and Above Individuals Applied to the Hospital. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2022 Jan. 1;13(1):82-9. doi:10.31067/acusaglik.996680

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