Associations of poor sleep quality, chronic pain and depressive symptoms with frailty in older patients: is there a sex difference?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disturbance, chronic pain and depressive symptoms later in life are modifiable risk factors and may contribute to frailty. However, much less is known about sex differences in the association between these concurrent symptoms and frailty in older patients. Therefore, we conducted this study to explore the associations of poor sleep quality, chronic pain, and depressive symptoms with frailty in older patients, and the sex-specific associations.

Methods

In an observational population-based study, 540 older hospitalized patients from Zhejiang Hospital in China were enrolled. We collected data on poor sleep quality, pain, depressive symptoms and frailty using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Numerical Rating Scale, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale,

SUBMITTER: Shen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature