Profile of the elderly who naps

Authors

  • Ariene Angelini dos Santos Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Simone Camargo de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Denise Cuoghi de Carvalho Verissimo Freitas Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Maria Filomena Ceolim Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos; Departamento de Gerontologia
  • Maria Cecilia Pires da Rocha Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78099

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the elderly who naps according to sociodemographic characteristics and frailty. A descriptive, cross-sectional study part of the multicenter project Frailty in the Elderly Brazilians. We evaluated 1,866 elderly people using a sociodemographic questionnaire. The frailty was assessed using the phenotype proposed by Fried. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The results showed that the profile of the elderly who naps consists predominantly of women, married, retired, pre-frail, with an average age of 73 years, four years of study, with monthly family income of 3.9 minimum salary, with 4,4 children who were living with them only. The elderly reported napping on average 5.9 days per week, lasting 53.5 minutes per nap. Knowing the profile of the elderly who naps contributes to health professionals in the development of actions in relation to sleep problems of the frail/pre-frail elderly, preventing, minimizing or solving these problems.

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Published

2013-12-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 6 (2013)

Section

Original Article

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How to Cite

Santos, A. A. dos, Oliveira, S. C. de, Freitas, D. C. de C. V., Ceolim, M. F., Pavarini, S. C. I., & Rocha, M. C. P. da. (2013). Profile of the elderly who naps. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 47(6), 1345-1351. https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78099