Observational studyBMC geriatrics2024
Sleep quality as a mediator between family function and life satisfaction among Chinese older adults in nursing home.
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- Prevalence of sleep disorders among older adults in Chinese older adults care institutions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Frailty Trajectory Within 3 Months After Discharge Among Older Adults Living With Frailty Who Experience Hip Fracture Surgery and Predictors.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Observational
- How health literacy and eHealth literacy influence quality of life in older adults with chronic diseases: a network and path analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- Factors associated with sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults: a latent class analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Experiences and perceptions of sleep quality among older adults in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia: a qualitative study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Key influencing factors analysis on life satisfaction among Chinese older adults with hypertension: a National Cross-Sectional Survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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backgroundThe life satisfaction of the elderly in nursing home is the focus of social concern.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of family function and sleep quality on life satisfaction among elderly individuals in nursing homes and examine the mediating effect of sleep quality between family function and life satisfaction.
methodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted .A total of 127 older adults who completed the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A), the Family APGAR Index and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were recruited from four nursing homes in Chongqing, China.
resultsLife satisfaction was positively correlated with family function (r=0.434, p<0.01) and negatively correlated with PSQI (r = -0.514, p<0.01). PSQI was found to be negatively associated with family function (r=-0.387, p<0.01).Family function had a significant effect on PSQI (path a: β=-0.8459, 95% CI=-1.2029, -0.4889), and PSQI had a significant effect on life satisfaction (path b: β=-0.3916, 95% CI=-0.5407, -0.2425). The total effect (path c) and direct effect (path c') of family function on life satisfaction were significant (β=0.8931, 95% CI=0.5626, 1.2235 and β=0.56181, 95% CI=0.2358, 0.8879, respectively). The coefficient for the indirect effect of family function on life satisfaction through PSQI was statistically significant (β=0.3312, 95% CI=0.1628, 0.5588). PSQI played a partial mediating role between family function and life satisfaction, and PSQI mediated 32.58% of the total effect of family function on life satisfaction.
conclusionsFamily function and sleep quality were significant predictors of elderly people's life satisfaction in nursing homes. Sleep quality partially mediated the relationship between family function and life satisfaction.The interventions focused on promoting family function and improving sleep quality may be more helpful in improving elderly people's life satisfaction in nursing homes.
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