The Effect of a Sleep Hygiene Program on Older Adults

Background: Defaulting initiating sleeping (Insomnia) affectsthe daily lives of millions ofelderly people around the world and the most common sleeping disorder. Sleep hygiene practices encompasses a variety of behaviors and environmentalfactors that may affect sleep quality. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a sleep hygiene program on older adults. Design:A quasi-experimental design. Settings: This study was conducted at Dar El Safa & Dar Elmarwa geriatric homes in Heliopolis area. This setting was chosen for its high density with a total number (124). Sample:A purposive sample was used to conduct this study, the sample size was 67(25 male and 42 female), they were chosen according to inclusion criteria. Tools: two tools were used in the present study; a structured interview questionnaire & the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Results: The results Shows that the age of the studied elderly ranged between 60 70 years, with the mean 66.5 3.29, & 62.7% were females. There was asignificant statistical difference in mean scores of sleep latency as reported by the studied elderly pre and post program. Also significant improvement in sleep onset latency mean score which was 5025 minutes pre-program compared to 2113 post-program at P <0.05. The same results indicates statistically significant positive correlations between the score of sleep hygiene practice and global PSQL Score at the pre R=0.0473 and post R=0.681 program phases.