Effects of living patterns on duration sleep and mental health status of elderly people

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Abstract Background As the global population is aging, China has also entered an aging society at this stage. Numerous studies have shown that sleep disorders and mental health problems are more serious in the elderly compared to adults. This study aims to explore the effects of living patterns on the sleep duration and mental health status of older adults in China. Methods A total of 5,899 participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2018 baseline study were included in this study. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 25.0, and logistic regression models were used to analyze the effects of two living patterns, living with and without children, on sleep duration, and mental health of older adults. Results This study shows not living with children were significant for napping 31–60 min/day and > 60 min/day (OR = 1.137,P < 0.05; OR = 1.185,P < 0.05), indicating that most older adults can get longer naps without living with children. The findings of short sleep (< 7h/day) were significant when not living with children (OR = 0.896, P < 0.05). Different living patterns were positively correlated with depressive symptoms (OR = 1.139, P < 0.05), indicating that compared with "not living with children", "living with children" had a lower depression score and was less likely to acquire depressive symptoms; Not significant in happiness, life satisfaction, no correlation can be drawn. Conclusions Living patterns were significantly associated with sleep duration, mental health status of Chinese older adults.