Objectives: Sleep is an integral part of the health and well-being of an individual. India has acquired the label of "an ageing nation". With an increase in ageing population, incidence and prevalence of sleep difficulties are also on the rise. It causes a change in physiological parameters which leads to serious consequences. The objective of the study was to evaluate the sleep patterns and problems associated with the elderly and its relationship with other demographic parameters in an urban population of Delhi, India.
Methods: Geriatric urban population of Delhi, North India was considered for the Community-based study. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to access the state of sleeping quality. Data were evaluated using the SPSS software through Chi-square and t-test.
Results: PSQI based results showed that 71.4% of the participants were having insomnia. It was observed that the insomnia was not related to gender, increasing age and sleeping with a partner. The mean GPSQI of the study was 8.43 ± 4.08.
Discussions: The results suggest the high prevalence of insomnia in elderly living in Delhi which is not correlated with age, gender and sleeping with a partner. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score was found to high in Delhi elderly due to variation in their social framework, family structure and economic status.
Clinical implications: The result can be utilized for designing more appropriate treatments and awareness programs about sleep-related problems in the elderly.
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