Hasan TÜLE, Elçin BALCI
Türk Geriatri Dergisi - 2025;28(4):545-553
Introduction: The primary aim of our study was to determine the frequency of chronic diseases and quality of life in elderly patients admitted to a sleep unit. Materials and Method: The study was conducted with participants over 65 years of age who applied to the sleep unit with complaints such as sleep disorders, snoring, suffocation during sleep, somnolence, daytime sleepiness. Data were obtained by using Personal Information Form, Quality of Life Scale and polysomnography reports. Cronbach Alpha reliability analysis, Chi-Square, Independent groups t-test, One-way ANOVA Analysis of Variance, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Linear Regression Analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: It was determined that 66.3% of the participants had a diagnosis of chronic disease, most frequently diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart diseases. 89% of the participants had obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Quality of life levels were determined to be at a good level. It was determined that there was a negative correlation between the apnea hypopnea index value of the participants and the sort form-12 total score, and a one-unit increase in apnea hypopnea index values significantly decreased the quality of life of the patients by 0.174 times. Conclusion: It was determined that most of the participants were diagnosed with chronic diseases and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and that the quality of life levels were at a good level, however, the increase in apnea hypopnea index value significantly decreased the quality of life.
