The purpose of this study is to explore the self-evaluated sleeping quality, falls and their related factors for elderly in Taiwan. The study subjects were elder people aged 65 and above, the total number was 6,090. The mean of age was 73.43 ? 6.24. This study was cross-sectional design, and used the secondary data from 2005 Survey of Social Development Trends -Health and Security which was conducted by Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Executive Yuan, R.O.C. Study variables included personal characteristics, psychological status, physical condition, sleeping quality and falls.
Multiple regressions were used to explore night time sleep disturbance, daytime sleep insufficiency and their related factors; logistic regression was used to identify the related factors of falls for elderly.
This study found that groups of female, those who didn?t work, had religious belief, bad feeling for personal life, poor self assessed health, low Body Mass Index, sleep time on 8 pm-10 pm, less sleep hours, and bad mental state were more likely to have night time sleep disturbance; groups of female, those who didn?t work, had religious belief, bad feeling for personal life, poor self assessed health, low Body Mass Index, sleep time on 2 am-6 am, and those who had less sleep hours, bad mental state were more likely to have daytime sleep
insufficiency.
In the study of elderly falls, groups of poor self assessed health, low Body Mass Index, had bad mental state, bad sleeping quality were more likely to be associated with falls.
Results of this study help better understanding the sleeping quality and falls of elderly. Public sectors and policy makers need to focus those significant results to promote quality life for elderly
