Sleep disorders and effectivity of study intervention of elderly: Review Article

Abstract

Backgrounds: Sleep disturbance is a problem that arises in the elderly that occurs physiologically. Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the types of sleep disorders in the elderly and to examine studies management to treat sleep disorders in the elderly population. Methods: This research is a descriptive study with Study Literature. The research process used articles in the PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and OpenGrey databases. Of the total 1,620 articles retrieved in the search, ten were included in the final analysis of the study. The first stage of this research is to identify sleep disorders experienced by the elderly. Results: Of the 88 types of sleep disorders (The American Academy of Sleep Medicine), only 6 types were considered to be included in this study, namely insomnia (requiring about one and a half hours before going to sleep and frequently waking up during sleep), sleep paralysis (the feeling of being unable to move while sleeping). sleep / drowsiness), parasomnia (nightmares, sleep walking or walking while sleeping, restless leg syndrome (feeling uncomfortable in the legs while sleeping), breathing problems (waking up due to shortness of breath and snoring), sleeping habits (delirious and feeling sleepy in the morning. The next stage is to assess the effectiveness of evidence-based research interventions for the elderly in overcoming sleep disturbances, Conclusion: which are expected to be used as role models as educational material for elderly patients in hospitals and communities in further research.