TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep Among Long-Term Care Residents in China
T2 - A Narrative Review of Literature
AU - Li, Junxin
AU - Yang, Binbin
AU - Varrasse, Miranda
AU - Li, Kun
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported in part by an NIH nursing/neuroscience training grant at the University of Pennsylvania (T32 HL07953).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - The objective of this study is to synthesize and evaluate the current body of sleep research among long-term care (LTC) residents in China and provide insights for future research. Systematic searches identified 15 studies that examined sleep in LTC residents in China. Sleep disturbances and poor sleep quality were prevalent in Chinese LTC residents. Eight cross-sectional studies reported that demographics, comorbidities, lifestyle, and environment were associated with sleep quality in Chinese LTC residents. Seven intervention studies, including exercise, traditional Chinese medicine, light therapy, and behavioral interventions resulted in improved sleep quality. Only subjective sleep measures were used in all 15 studies. Some methodological issues were identified in studies, especially those conducted in Mainland China. Sleep research in LTC residents in China is still at the beginning stages. Future studies should consider more rigorous designs and objective sleep measures, and develop target interventions based on factors associated with sleep disturbances.
AB - The objective of this study is to synthesize and evaluate the current body of sleep research among long-term care (LTC) residents in China and provide insights for future research. Systematic searches identified 15 studies that examined sleep in LTC residents in China. Sleep disturbances and poor sleep quality were prevalent in Chinese LTC residents. Eight cross-sectional studies reported that demographics, comorbidities, lifestyle, and environment were associated with sleep quality in Chinese LTC residents. Seven intervention studies, including exercise, traditional Chinese medicine, light therapy, and behavioral interventions resulted in improved sleep quality. Only subjective sleep measures were used in all 15 studies. Some methodological issues were identified in studies, especially those conducted in Mainland China. Sleep research in LTC residents in China is still at the beginning stages. Future studies should consider more rigorous designs and objective sleep measures, and develop target interventions based on factors associated with sleep disturbances.
KW - China
KW - long-term care
KW - sleep
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U2 - 10.1177/1054773816673175
DO - 10.1177/1054773816673175
M3 - Article
C2 - 27729401
AN - SCOPUS:85039910437
SN - 1054-7738
VL - 27
SP - 35
EP - 60
JO - Clinical Nursing Research
JF - Clinical Nursing Research
IS - 1
ER -