Resilience Improves the Sleep Quality in Disabled Elders: The Role of Perceived Stress

Frontiers in Psychology

Junlei Wang¹  Liwen Hou²  Yumei Cai² 

[1] Law School, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China;School of Social and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China;

关键词: resilience;    sleep quality;    perceived stress;    disabled elders;    nursing house;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.585816

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current research aims to prove the impact of resilience on sleep quality and to investigate the mediating function of perceived stress in the paths from resilience to sleep quality among disabled Chinese elders. The participants were 196 elders with visual and physical disability who resided in the nursing houses in Shanghai, including 102 males and 94 females whose mean age was 74.5 years old (standard deviation = 6.81). All the elders were measured with the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed that all the demographic variables were significantly related to perceived stress and PSQI scores. High levels of resilience could significantly enhance the quality of sleep in disabled Chinese elders. In addition, the two-step mediation models also confirmed the impact of resilience on sleep quality as mediated through perceived stress in this special aged population. Better knowledge on the mechanisms of sleep quality among older adults could benefit the prevention and treatment of some geriatric diseases.

【 授权许可】

CC BY