SLEEP QUALITY IN PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Introduction: While Covid-19 affects people of all ages, elderly patients are at the highest risk. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused sleep disorders and mental health problems as well as physical symptoms. Materials and Methods: A total of 142 patients, 71 Covid-19 patients hospitalized in the quarantine service and 71 non-covid, were included in the study. Patients were divided into groups of hospitalized in the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards and by age (under 65 and over). The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was used to assess sleep quality, the Beck Depression Index to measure the level of depressive symptoms, and the Beck Anxiety Index to measure the level of anxiety symptoms. Results: The sleep quality of those hospitalized in the COVID-19 ward was worse, and their anxiety and depression symptom scores were higher (p = 0.003, p = 0.011, and p = 0.018). The sleep quality of patients over 65 years of age was significantly worse than that of patients under 65 years of age (p