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Quality of sleep

Old age In Europe and the USA is defined based on calendar age. From laws and occupation points of view a senior citizen is an individual older than 65 years old. In another common way, people at the age range 65-75 are called as “young-old,” 75-85 as “old-old,” and older than 85 as “oldest-old”. Thanks to scientific advances, a surge in older adults’ population has been witnessed over the past years. By 2030, the older adults’ population will growth form 9% to 16% of the population in the world and from 5.6% to 17.5% of the population in Iran. On the other hand, older adults experience a decrease in their capabilities both physically and mentally and they are at higher risk of diseases and mental problems. Physical diseases like heart failure, respiratory problems, osteoporosis, digestive problems, and a variety of brain traumas and mental disorders like anxiety, depression, addiction, sleep problem, and sexual problems are part of the challenges that older adults are faced with. Along with the increase in life expectancy, more attention should be paid to the physical health of older adults with more emphasis on providing proper interventions to meet the emotional needs of older adults. The necessity of more efficient psychological treatments grows with aging. In addition to physical limitations caused by aging, deterioration of psychological functions is notable. Studies have shown aging intensifies psychological problems and the cognitive failure symptoms. The changes induce deep effects on life and mental health and a flexible personality facilitates adaptation to changes. On the other hand, when the older adult perceives the changes negatively, a decrease in flexibility and adaptability is unavoidable. Sleep problems are of the common problems among the older adult and the reason of many visits to clinics. Lack of adequate sleep and low quality of sleep affects the process of treatment of physical problems and the mental pathological symptoms in older adults. Moreover, there is a vicious circle at work; the treatment process in older adults can be an external factor effective on sleep that attenuate the quality and quantity of sleep through the development of disordered sleep habits. Recent studies on the quality of sleep in older adults have shown that almost one half of the subjects did not have adequate sleep overnight and there were frequent reports of day drowsiness.