Association between elder abuse and poor sleep: A cross-sectional study among rural older Malaysians

• Main Authors: Yunus, R.M., Wazid, S.W., Hairi, N.N., Choo, W.Y., Hairi, F.M., Sooryanarayana, R., Ahmad, S.N., Razak, I.A., Peramalah, D., Aziz, S.A., Mohamad, Z.L., Mohamad, R., Ali, Z.M., Mahmud, A.B.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18882/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180222
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objectives To examine the association between elder abuse and poor sleep using a Malay validated version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Design This study was divided into two phases. Phase I tested the construct validity and reliability of the Malay version of PSQI. Phase II was a populat...