Süheyla Kömür, Damla Ertürk, Sezin Sevdimbaş, Ferit Kuşcu, Ayşe Seza İnal, Behice Kurtaran, Aslıhan Candevir, Yeşim Taşova
Evaluation of HIV and Syphilis Co-infected Cases, Data from a University Hospital
Current HIV research
daytime sleepiness important health problem however dimensionality epworth sleepiness scale ess older adults remains unclear study aimed determine prevalence essdefined excessive daytime sleepiness older adults furthermore dimensionality ess respective correlates also compared communitybased survey communitydwelling older adults aged 65 years participated excessive daytime sleepiness assessed using ess defined ess score 10 exploratory factor analysis performed identify ess factors multiple logistic regression analysis used examine independent correlates essdefined factorspecific correlates excessive daytime sleepiness total 3978 older adults participated study mean age 766 67 years 538 75 years 571 female prevalence essdefined excessive daytime sleepiness 160 exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors ess designated passive active according soporific levels ess items loaded factor multiple logistic regression showed male illiteracy depression disability short sleep duration exposure hypnotics risk indicators essdefined excessive daytime sleepiness however correlates passive active factordefined excessive daytime sleepiness differ pattern especially variables related education exercise mental health sleep prevalence essdefined excessive daytime sleepiness high correlates vary among older adults study also suggests dual ess structure communitydwelling older adults