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1- Geriatric Mental Health Research Center, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Geriatric Mental Health Research Center, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,saei6917@gmail.com
3- Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Geriatric Mental Health Research Center, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: This study aimed to compare the Stroop test in Maragheh older adults with and without sleep quality problems in 2023.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sampling method was convinced and 100 older people 58 years old and above were included in the study. Data collection involved the Petersburg questionnaire and Stroop Test. The participants were divided into two groups older adults without sleep quality problems (n=42) and older adults with sleep quality problems (n=58). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS v.24.
Results: The mean age of older adults without sleep quality disorder was 67 ± 5 years and older adults with sleep quality disorder was 66 ± 5 years. The difference in the mean percentage of wrong answers in the Stroop test between the two groups of elderly with and without sleep quality problems was significant (P= 0.028). Also, the difference in the meantime of the Stroop test between two groups of older adults with sleep quality problems and older adults without sleep quality problems was significant (P= 0.004). However, the mean difference in the percentage of correct answers on the Stroop test was not (P= 0.08).
Conclusion: This study suggests that the state of cognitive control and attention in older adults without sleep quality problems is better than in older adults with sleep quality problems.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sampling method was convinced and 100 older people 58 years old and above were included in the study. Data collection involved the Petersburg questionnaire and Stroop Test. The participants were divided into two groups older adults without sleep quality problems (n=42) and older adults with sleep quality problems (n=58). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS v.24.
Results: The mean age of older adults without sleep quality disorder was 67 ± 5 years and older adults with sleep quality disorder was 66 ± 5 years. The difference in the mean percentage of wrong answers in the Stroop test between the two groups of elderly with and without sleep quality problems was significant (P= 0.028). Also, the difference in the meantime of the Stroop test between two groups of older adults with sleep quality problems and older adults without sleep quality problems was significant (P= 0.004). However, the mean difference in the percentage of correct answers on the Stroop test was not (P= 0.08).
Conclusion: This study suggests that the state of cognitive control and attention in older adults without sleep quality problems is better than in older adults with sleep quality problems.
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2024/04/9 | Accepted: 2024/08/12 | Published: 2024/07/31
Received: 2024/04/9 | Accepted: 2024/08/12 | Published: 2024/07/31
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