RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence and associated factors with poor sleep quality in non-professional caregivers
A1 Simón, Miguel Ángel
A1 Bueno, Ana M.
A1 Blanco Seoane, Vanessa
A1 Otero Otero, Patricia
A1 Vázquez González, Fernando Lino
K1 Sleep quality
K1 Psychological distress
K1 Caregiver burden
K1 Family caregivers
AB This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of poor sleep quality in non-professional caregivers. With this purpose, cross-sectional data were collected from 201 dependent people’s family caregivers using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and an ad hoc questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic data. A total of 153 family caregivers were categorized as poor sleepers (PSQI > 5), resulting in a prevalence of poor sleep quality of 76.1% (95% CI = 70.5–82.5). Poor sleepers were more likely to care for persons with mental disorders (χ2 = 7.31; p < 0.01) and scored significantly higher on perceived burden (z = −4.44; p < 0.001), psychological distress (z = −6.24; p < 0.001), and in all the PSQI subscales (p < 0.001), compared with good sleepers (PSQI ≤ 5). By contrast, no differences were found between poor and good sleepers in age, gender, years providing care, and daily hours of care. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the factors of caregiver burden (β = 0.15; p < 0.05) and psychological distress (β = 0.53; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with sleep quality in dependent people’s family caregivers. Cognitive-behavioral strategies to improve sleep quality in the primary health care of family caregivers are suggested
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27705
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27705
LA eng
NO Simón, M.A.; Bueno, A.M.; Blanco, V.; Otero, P.; Vázquez, F.L. Prevalence and associated factors with poor sleep quality in non-professional caregivers. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 719
NO Spin-off of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) “Xuntos. Psychological and Psychiatric Care” (2019-CE081-6)
DS Minerva
RD 4 may 2026