Association between elder abuse and poor sleep: A cross-sectional study among rural older Malaysians.

Raudah Mohd YunusSyeda Wasfeea WazidNoran N HairiWan Yuen ChooFarizah M HairiRajini SooryanarayanaSharifah N AhmadInayah A RazakDevi PeramalahSuriyati A AzizZaiton L MohamadRosmala MohamadZainudin M AliAwang Bulgiba

Published in: PloS one (2017)

The Malay PSQI was valid and reliable. Abuse was significantly associated with poor sleep. As sleep is essential for health and is a good predictor for mortality among older adults, management of abuse victims should entail sleep assessment. Interventions or treatment modalities which focus on improving sleep quality among abuse victims should be designed.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
intimate partner violence
depressive symptoms
healthcare
public health
mental health
south africa
risk factors
cardiovascular events
health information
human health