The mediating effect of sleep quality on solid cooking fuel use and psychological distress among rural older adults: evidence from Shandong, China
Our study showed that solid cooking fuel use was associated with psychological distress among rural older adults, and sleep quality mediated this association. Interventions should focus on addressing cooking fuel types and poor sleep quality to reduce psychological distress. In the future, more aggressive environmental protection policies would be needed to lessen the adverse effects of indoor air pollution on the health of older adults in rural China.
Authors
- Xuehong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7251-9643)
- Xueqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-2369)
- Tingting Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-9124)
- Chengchao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-3579)
- Jingjing Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6570-2646)
- Dan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8095-4116)
- Jiayan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3436-0483)
- Shujun Chai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4897-1758)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05327-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China