The relationship of quality of sleep, depression, late-life function and disability (LLFDI) in community-dwelling older women with urinary incontinence

Kyung Rim Shin, Younhee Kang, Jiwon Oak

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among quality of sleep, depression, late-life function and disability in community-dwelling older women with urinary incontinence. Methods: A stratified random sampling method was conducted to recruit participants from May 10 to August 17, 2007. Data were collected by questionnaires, which were constructed to include lower urinary tract symptoms, quality of sleep, depression, and late-life function and disability in 128 community-dwelling older women. Results: The major findings of this study were as follow: 1) 56.3% of participants belonged to urinary incontinence group. 2) There were significant relationships between depression and sleep latency, sleep duration, daytime dysfunction, quality of sleep, function component, frequency dimension, and limitation dimension. 3) Depression was significantly associated with frequency dimension, limitation dimension in capability which explained 44% of variance in depression. Conclusion: These results may contribute to a better understanding of sleep quality, depression, late-life function and disability in the community-dwelling older women with urinary incontinence. Therefore, health programs for prompting older women's health should be planned based on results of the study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-581
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Activities of daily living
  • Depression
  • Sleep
  • Urinary incontinence

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