SLEEP QUALITY AMONG ELDERLY IN NURSING HOME AND COMMUNITY-DWELLING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Background: Changes occur along with advancing age, including needs and patterns of sleep. Sleep becomes an important basic needs related to well being in the elderly. Sleep satisfaction marked by good sleep quality. Objective: The purpose of this study was compare elderly sleep quality in institutional and community dwelling. Methods: Study conducted in Harapan Asri Nursing Home and RW V Kelurahan Pedalangan Semarang from 5 till 17 May 2014. A total of 110 elderly in nursing home (n=37) and community dwelling (n=73) capable of participating in data collection and free from cognitive deficits or functional impairment were found. The Indonesian version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to measure sleep quality. Poor sleep quality defined by global PSQI score above 5. Descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney test were used for data analysis. Results: Most participants in nursing home were poor sleeper (81.1%), while less than a half of participants in community were poor sleeper (45.2%). This study found there are differences elderly sleep quality in nursing home and elderly who living with families in community. (Sig= 0.001, p value < 0.05) Conclusion: This study showed good sleep quality in elderly living with family in community higher than in nursing home. The nurse may able to give an intervention and collaborate with family or other social support to improve sleep quality in elderly. Keyword: sleep quality, nursing home, community