title: The effects of social support and having a partner on sleep quality in dementia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to determine the effects of social support and having a partner on sleep quality in the elderly patients with dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research was conducted on 1210 noninstitutionalized elderly Malaysian individuals with dementia. The effects of age, ethnicity, educational level, marital status, sex differences, social support, and having a partner on sleep quality were evaluated in the respondents. The multiple logistic regression analysis was used to predict the risk of sleep disturbances among the participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately, 41% of the participants experienced sleep disruption. Further findings showed that ethnicity (odds ratio [OR] = 0.62), social support (OR = 1.35), marital status (OR = 2.21), educational level (OR = 0.65), and having a partner (OR = 0.45) significantly affected sleep quality (P < .05). Sex differences and age were unrelated predictors of sleep disturbances (P > .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that social isolation and being single increased sleep disruption among respondents, but having a partner and ethnic non-Malay decreased the rate of sleep problems.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sima Ataollahi
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Eshkoor
authors.forename: Tengku Aizan
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Siti Sa'adiah Hassan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nudin
authors.forename: Chan Yoke
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Mun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*