Quality of sleep in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Objective:To evaluate the quality of sleep of older adults with generalized anxiety disorder(GAD).Methods:60 older patients with GAD according with diagnostic standard of CCMD-3 and 55 healthy older adults were recruited.They were assessed with self-editing investigate scale for general information,and Insomnia Severity Index(ISI).Results: The frequency of sleep disturbance was significantly higher in GAD group than healthy group.The quality of sleep of GAD group was significantly lower than healthy group.Conclusions: The frequency of sleep disturbance in older adults with GAD was very high and the quality of sleep decreased severely.It is important to evaluate the quality of sleep in older adults with GAD.