The Correlation Between Spiritual Health and Sleep Quality in the Geriatrics Referring to the Retirement Center of Jahrom City, Iran

Background and Objectives: Sleep disorders are prevalent in the geriatrics. Any disorder in its natural flow causes psychological problems and decreases the efficiency of a person. Paying attention to the spiritual forces in the elderly is a need that gives them peace and vitality; therefore, spiritual health can improve the quality of sleep in the geriatrics by promoting general health, which is a requirement for comfortable sleep. Therefore, we examined the correlation between spiritual health and sleep quality in geriatrics. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted on ۱۶۱ elderly in Jahrom City, Iran, in ۲۰۱۷. The standard spirituality wellbeing scale (SWBS) by Palutzian and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were used. After collecting data, they were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test by SPSS software, version ۱۶. Results: The results showed that ۵۴% of the participants in the research were male and the average age of the participants was ۶۲.۹۶±۲.۵ years. The average scores of spiritual health and sleep quality in the participants were ۷۹.۶۲±۵.۱ and ۶.۵۳±۳.۵, respectively. Also, no significant relationship was observed between spiritual health score and sleep quality in the elderly (P=۰.۴۳). Conclusion: Considering that the spiritual health of most elderly was at an average level and most of them had sleep disorders, it is recommended that the factors related to improving the spiritual health and quality of sleep in this segment of society be considered.

Keywords:

Spirituality , Health , Sleep quality , Aging , سلامت معنوی , کیفیت خواب , سالمندی