高齡者失眠狀況、身體活動量與主觀記憶抱怨之關係

The Relationship between Senior Insomnia, Physical Activity, and Subjective Memory Complaints

主觀記憶抱怨可能是失智症的潛在危險因子。本研究主要探討高齡者失眠狀況、身體活動量兩者與主觀記憶抱怨之間的關係。這三者都是高齡族群日常生活中極為重要的變項，但卻少有合併討論之本土文獻。本研究針對年滿65歲（含）並參與高雄市市區某學習單位成員進行問卷調查，計完訪150位高齡者（平均年齡為71.19歲，SD = 6.03）。本研究以階層迴歸分析參與者之失眠狀況、身體活動量及主觀記憶抱怨之關係。研究結果發現，高齡者的失眠狀況及身體活動量兩者皆與主觀記憶抱怨相關。高齡者無失眠狀況或是有較高身體活動量者，其主觀記憶抱怨的情形就愈少。本研究建議，失眠的改善與身體活動量的增加可減少高齡者的記憶抱怨，因此可於高齡者相關學習課程中融入此議題，預防可能的失智風險。

Subjective memory complaints could be the potential risk factor for dementia. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship among the factors of insomnia, physical activity (PA), and subjective memory complaints (SMC). These three factors were critical to everyday life, but rarely discussed in literature in Taiwan. Community residents currently registered in elderly learning center were recruited as participants in the study (N = 150, M = 71.19 years, SD = 6.03). Questionnaire were used to collect information, data was analyzed with hierarchical multiple regression. We found that insomnia, PA, significantly related to SMC. Specifically, individual experiences with insomnia, or, with lower level of PA related to more frequency of SMC. Insomnia and PA both play critical role in memory complaints, accordingly, deserve more attention to elders or educator/ researcher in the field.