Therapeutic Effect of Magnesium Supplementation in Improving Quality of Life among Elderly Insomniac Participants: Effect of Magnesium Supplementation in Improving QoL

Amna  Liaqat; Bahisht Rizwan; Ayesha  Amjad; Zunaira  Rasool

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v4i09.995

Authors

Amna Liaqat University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Bahisht Rizwan University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Ayesha Amjad University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan/Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Zunaira Rasool University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i09.995

Keywords:

Insomnia, Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire, Quality of Sleep, Serum Magnesium, Magnesium Supplementation

Abstract

Insomnia is increasing day by day, according to global prevalence it ranges from10%to40%with trouble falling asleep, remaining asleep, or having non-restorative sleep that is accompanied by daytime impairment or distress. Magnesium seems to play a key role in there gelation of sleep. Objective: To compare the therapeutic effect of magnesium supplementation in improving quality of life among elderly insomniac participants with control and treatment group. Methods: The study design was double blind randomized clinical trial. Purposive sampling technique was used to allocate gender elderly people. Data were collected from Al-Saida Shuhda old age home, Lahore and the participants were divided into two groups, 40 participants in each group. Group 0 (control group) were given regular diet without magnesium supplement for 8 weeks. Group 1 (treatment group were given Magnesium supplements (500mg) for 8 weeks. Data were tabulated and analyzed with the help of SPSS 25.0. Results: The results shown that the magnesium supplementation had highly significant results in improving LSEQ, serum magnesium, serum melatonin, serum cortisol and serum renin level without showing any side effects. Group 0 has shown 0.152 (GTS), 0.088(QOS), 0.168(AFS), 0.195(BFW), 0.292(serum Mg), 0.567(serum melatonin), 0.276(serum cortisol), 0.101(serum renin) whereas group 1 has shown 0.01(GTS), 0.01(QOS), 0.003(AFS) and 0.03(BFW), 0.02(serum Mg), 0.01(serum melatonin), 0.02(serum cortisol), 0.02(serum renin), respectively. Conclusions: It was concluded from the results that magnesium supplementation in elderly people has highly significant effects in improving insomnia and quality of sleep.

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