title: [Association of quality of life perception with sleeping patterns in Chilean older people].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An adequate sleeping pattern recovers physical and mental wellbeing and improves mood.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the association between quality of life and quantity of sleep in older people living in Santiago and Viña del Mar, Chile.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Spanish versions of the Health Promoting Lifestyles survey and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were answered by 975 non-disabled participants aged 70.7 ± 7.4 years (61% females).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Older adults who slept < 7.0 or > 8.5 hours (h) per night were at higher risk of having lower quality of life scores for all sub-domains, compared with those that slept 7.0 to 8.5 h per night.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A normal sleep pattern in older adults is associated with a better quality of life perception.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán A
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mattar A
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bravo B
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno B
authors.forename: Sussanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reyes G
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors