Integrated group program for improving sleep quality of elderly people

Petrus Y N Ng; Kai Fong Chan

doi:10.1080/01634370802039726

Integrated group program for improving sleep quality of elderly people

Petrus Y N Ng^*, Kai Fong Chan

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This article reports an exploratory study on the effects of an integrated group program for improving the sleep quality of elderly people in Hong Kong. Elderly people aged over 55 who had obtained a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score >5 were recruited as subjects of the study. While 19 subjects of the treatment group were taking part in an integrated group program involving social group work intervention as well as Chinese medicine therapeutics, 9 subjects of comparison group received no intervention. Using a pretest and posttest design, the study revealed positive effects of the integrated group program. It has added knowledge serving the development of interventions that can help to improve the sleep quality of elderly people.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	366-378
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume	51
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01634370802039726
Publication status	Published - Apr 2008

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Nursing (miscellaneous)

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Elderly group program
Elderly people
Insomnia
Mental health
PSQI
Psychoeducation Chinese medicine
Sleep problems
Sleep quality
Social group work

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