Efficiency of Walking Exercise on Sleep Pattern among Geriatrics-A Dose Response Analysis

Sleep disorders are fairly common in the elderly. Older individuals tend to experience less deep sleep and wake up frequently in the night, which can lead to daytime fatigue. The elderly may also have trouble falling asleep and may also wake up early in the morning. Sleep disorders in the elderly can be caused by a number of factors, including medication, diseases, and poor sleeping habits. Depending on the cause, there are a number of different treatment options. Walking exercise is one of the best methods to improve the sleep.

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of walking exercise on sleep pattern among geriatrics.

True experimental design, where pre and posttest with control group design was used. 40 geriatrics were included in the study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted. A dose response analysis was used. Experimental group was given with walking exercise twice a day for 2 weeks and control group was given with walking exercise twice a day for 1 week. The data was obtained by using a demographic variables and Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale for sleep.

Findings revealed that the calculated unpared‘t’ test value showed that walking exercise was statistically significant (t=5.75 in experimental group and t=7.86 in control group) on sleep pattern among geriatrics.

This result demonstrated that experimental group showed more statistical significant effectiveness of walking exercise on sleep pattern compared to control group among geriatrics.