The Relationship between Living Arrangements and Sleep Quality in Older Adults: Gender Differences

Hyeon Sik Chu, Juyeon Oh and Kounseok Lee
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Hyeon Sik Chu: College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Juyeon Oh: College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
Kounseok Lee: Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul 04763, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: This study examined the effects of living arrangements on the quality of sleep among older adults and analyzed related gender differences; (2) Methods: A total of 4756 older adults in Seoul were included. After adjusting for socio-demographic factors, older adults living alone showed a poorer sleep quality compared with those living with others; (3) Results: When we analyzed the effects of living arrangements on sleep quality by gender, there was no difference in the risk of poor sleep quality between male older adults living alone and those living with others (OR = 1.089, 95% CI = 0.729–1.628), whereas the risk of poor sleep quality was higher for female older adults living alone than those living with others (OR = 1.359, 95% CI = 1.088–1.696); (4) Conclusions: In this study, we have confirmed that older women living alone had poor sleep quality compared to older men. Hence, gender-based approaches will be helpful when providing social support resources to older adults living alone.

Keywords: older adults; sleep; gender differences; community health survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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