The Insomnia and Loneliness of Elderly Individuals and Affecting Factors During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey

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ID21835086
AutoresHavva Gezgin Yazici (0000-0001-8422-9686, Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi), George Papastefanatos (0000-0002-9273-9843, National Technical University of Athens), Çiğdem Ökten (0000-0003-0704-0438, Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi), Panos Vassiliadis (0000-0003-0085-6776, National Technical University of Athens), Yannis Vassiliou (0000-0002-5774-7784, University of Ioannina)
IdiomaEN
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This study aims to examine the loneliness and sleep problems of older people and the variables during the COVID-19 in Turkey pandemic and the variables that affect them. Snowball sampling was used in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. Google forms, personal information form, the UCLA Loneliness Scale III and the Insomnia Severity Index were used to collect data in December 2020. The questionnaire link was disseminated by e-mail and social media. By clicking the link, the participants were automatically directed to information about the study and received informed consent forms. The participants were urged to send the questionnaire to as many individuals as they could. This research was conducted with 412 participants. Education level and perceived health status affected their loneliness. The older people had loneliness and sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these problems were affected by sociodemographic variables. Loneliness and insomnia are positively correlated, and loneliness affects the severity of insomnia

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