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Oliver S, Kravitz-Wirtz N. The mediating effect of sleep quality on exposure to community violence and posttraumatic stress symptoms in the United States. Prev Med Rep 2024; 43:102776. [PMID: 38873659 PMCID: PMC11170174 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Objectives The role of sleep quality is not yet fully understood in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to community violence. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to examine the mediating effect of sleep quality in the relationship between community violence exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Methods Utilizing a cross-sectional survey administered to an online opt-in panel of adults in the United States in 2023 (age ≥ 18 years) (N = 342), respondents reported on their exposure to community violence, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Covariate-adjusted regressions were used to test these relationships. Results Directly experiencing community violence was associated with poorer sleep quality (β = 0.11, 95 % CI [0.02, 0.20], p = 0.022) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (β = 0.33, 95 % CI [0.17, 0.48], p = < 0.001), and poorer sleep quality predicted greater posttraumatic stress symptoms (β = 0.74, 95 % CI [0.58, 0.91], p = 0<.001). Further, sleep quality was a partial mediator (β = 0.24, 95 % CI [0.04, 0.50], p = 0.028), accounting for 24 % of the relationship. Conclusions Findings from this study help deepen understanding of the processes that contribute to the development of PTSD and provide insights into possible interventions, including treatment for sleep problems in the aftermath of violence exposure as a means for lessening the mental health burdens of community violence.
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- Sophia Oliver
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- University of California, Firearm Violence Research Center and Violence Prevention Research Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, United States
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Ghani SB, Granados K, Wills CCA, Alfonso-Miller P, Buxton OM, Ruiz JM, Parthasarathy S, Patel SR, Molina P, Seixas A, Jean-Louis G, Grandner MA. Association of Birthplace for Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Sleep Disorder Symptoms, at the US-Mexico Border. Behav Sleep Med 2024; 22:393-409. [PMID: 37968911 PMCID: PMC11093882 DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2023.2279308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the roles birthplace and acculturation play in sleep estimates among Hispanic/Latino population at the US-Mexico border. MEASURES Data were collected in 2016, from N = 100 adults of Mexican descent from the city of Nogales, AZ, at the US-Mexico border. Sleep was assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index categorized as none, mild, moderate, and severe, and Multivariable Apnea Prediction Index (MAP) categorized as never, infrequently, and frequently. Acculturation was measured with the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans II (ARSMA-II). RESULTS The sample consisted of majority Mexican-born (66%, vs. born in the USA 38.2%). Being born in the USA was associated with 55 fewer minutes of nighttime sleep (p = .011), and 1.65 greater PSQI score (p = .031). Compared to no symptoms, being born in the USA was associated with greater likelihood of severe difficulty falling asleep (OR = 8.3, p = .030) and severe difficulty staying asleep (OR = 11.2, p = .050), as well as decreased likelihood of breathing pauses during sleep (OR = 0.18, P = .020). These relationships remained significant after Mexican acculturation was entered in these models. However, greater Anglo acculturation appears to mediate one fewer hour of sleep per night, poorer sleep quality, and reporting of severe difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. CONCLUSIONS Among individuals of Mexican descent, being born in the USA (vs Mexico) is associated with about 1 hour less sleep per night, worse sleep quality, more insomnia symptoms, and less mild sleep apnea symptoms. These relationships are influenced by acculturation, primarily the degree of Anglo rather than the degree of Mexican acculturation.
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- Sadia B Ghani
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Population Health, and Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Health, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Neurology, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, USA
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Fonseca LM, Finlay MG, Chaytor NS, Morimoto NG, Buchwald D, Van Dongen HPA, Quan SF, Suchy-Dicey A. Mid-life sleep is associated with cognitive performance later in life in aging American Indians: data from the Strong Heart Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2024; 16:1346807. [PMID: 38903901 PMCID: PMC11188442 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1346807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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Background Sleep-related disorders have been associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. American Indians are at increased risk for dementia. Here, we aim to characterize, for the first time, the associations between sleep characteristics and subsequent cognitive performance in a sample of aging American Indians. Methods We performed analyses on data collected in two ancillary studies from the Strong Heart Study, which occurred approximately 10 years apart with an overlapping sample of 160 American Indians (mean age at follow-up 73.1, standard deviation 5.6; 69.3% female and 80% with high school completion). Sleep measures were derived by polysomnography and self-reported questionnaires, including sleep timing and duration, sleep latency, sleep stages, indices of sleep-disordered breathing, and self-report assessments of poor sleep and daytime sleepiness. Cognitive assessment included measures of general cognition, processing speed, episodic verbal learning, short and long-delay recall, recognition, and phonemic fluency. We performed correlation analyses between sleep and cognitive measures. For correlated variables, we conducted separate linear regressions. We analyzed the degree to which cognitive impairment, defined as more than 1.5 standard deviations below the average Modified Mini Mental State Test score, is predicted by sleep characteristics. All regression analyses were adjusted for age, sex, years of education, body mass index, study site, depressive symptoms score, difference in age from baseline to follow-up, alcohol use, and presence of APOE e4 allele. Results We found that objective sleep characteristics measured by polysomnography, but not subjective sleep characteristics, were associated with cognitive performance approximately 10 years later. Longer sleep latency was associated with worse phonemic fluency (β = -0.069, p = 0.019) and increased likelihood of being classified in the cognitive impairment group later in life (odds ratio 1.037, p = 0.004). Longer duration with oxygen saturation < 90% was associated with better immediate verbal memory, and higher oxygen saturation with worse total learning, short and long-delay recall, and processing speed. Conclusion In a sample of American Indians, sleep characteristics in midlife were correlated with cognitive performance a decade later. Sleep disorders may be modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia later in life, and suitable candidates for interventions aimed at preventing neurodegenerative disease development and progression.
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- Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca
- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
- Programa Terceira Idade (PROTER, Old Age Research Group), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
- Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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- Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
- Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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Xue Y, Xu P, Hu Y, Liu S, Yan R, Liu S, Li Y, Liu J, Fu T, Li Z. Stress systems exacerbate the inflammatory response after corneal abrasion in sleep-deprived mice via the IL-17 signaling pathway. Mucosal Immunol 2024; 17:323-345. [PMID: 38428739 DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Sleep deprivation (SD) has a wide range of adverse health effects. However, the mechanisms by which SD influences corneal pathophysiology and its post-wound healing remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the basic physiological characteristics of the cornea in mice subjected to SD and determine the pathophysiological response to injury after corneal abrasion. Using a multi-platform water environment method as an SD model, we found that SD leads to disturbances of corneal proliferative, sensory, and immune homeostasis as well as excessive inflammatory response and delayed repair after corneal abrasion by inducing hyperactivation of the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Pathophysiological changes in the cornea mainly occurred through the activation of the IL-17 signaling pathway. Blocking both adrenergic and glucocorticoid synthesis and locally neutralizing IL-17A significantly improved corneal homeostasis and the excessive inflammatory response and delay in wound repair following corneal injury in SD-treated mice. These results indicate that optimal sleep quality is essential for the physiological homeostasis of the cornea and its well-established repair process after injury. Additionally, these observations provide potential therapeutic targets to ameliorate SD-induced delays in corneal wound repair by inhibiting or blocking the activation of the stress system and its associated IL-17 signaling pathway.
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- Yunxia Xue
- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Pathology, Nanyang Second General Hospital, Nanyang City, Henan, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Ocular Surface Research Center, Institute of Ophthalmology and Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University Medical School, Guangzhou, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Semenza DC, Silver IA, Stansfield R, Bamwine P. Local gun violence, mental health, and sleep: A neighborhood analysis in one hundred US Cities. Soc Sci Med 2024; 351:116929. [PMID: 38733888 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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RATIONALE Community gun violence significantly shapes public health and collective well-being. Understanding how gun violence is associated with community health outcomes like mental health and sleep is crucial for developing interventions to mitigate disparities exacerbated by violence exposure. OBJECTIVE This study examines the associations between community gun violence , insufficient sleep, and poor mental health across neighborhoods in the United States. METHODS We utilized a novel database covering nearly 16,000 neighborhoods in 100 US cities from 2014 through 2019. Correlated trait fixed-effects models were employed to conduct all analyses while considering various neighborhood covariates such as concentrated disadvantage, demographic composition, population density, and proximity to trauma centers. RESULTS Our analysis revealed that greater gun violence is associated with both insufficient sleep and poor mental health in subsequent years. There is a reciprocal relationship between poor mental health and insufficient sleep, with each partially mediating the other's association with community gun violence. Notably, gun violence exhibits the strongest direct association with poor sleep rather than with poor mental health. We found a consistent reciprocal relationship between sleep and mental health at the community level. CONCLUSIONS The findings highlight a complex interplay between community violence, sleep, and mental health, underlining the importance of reducing community violence through numerous long-term interventions to address health disparities across the US.
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- Daniel C Semenza
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Camden, NJ, USA; Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
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- Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Camden, NJ, USA
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- College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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Hartstein LE, Mathew GM, Reichenberger DA, Rodriguez I, Allen N, Chang AM, Chaput JP, Christakis DA, Garrison M, Gooley JJ, Koos JA, Van Den Bulck J, Woods H, Zeitzer JM, Dzierzewski JM, Hale L. The impact of screen use on sleep health across the lifespan: A National Sleep Foundation consensus statement. Sleep Health 2024:S2352-7218(24)00090-1. [PMID: 38806392 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To achieve consensus on whether screen-based digital media (1) in general, (2) via prebedtime content, and (3) via prebedtime light impairs sleep health in (a) childhood, (b) adolescence, and (c) adulthood. Furthermore, to address whether employing behavioral strategies and interventions may reduce the potential negative effects of screens on sleep health. METHODS The National Sleep Foundation convened a 16-person multidisciplinary expert panel ("Panel"). Panelists met virtually 5 times throughout 2023, during which they followed a modified Delphi RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to reach consensus. RESULTS The Panel conducted a literature review starting with 2209 articles, narrowed down to 522 relevant empirical articles and 52 relevant review articles. The search was refined to include 35 experimental/intervention studies that examined whether there was a causal link between screen-based digital media and sleep. In addition, panelists reviewed 5 recent relevant systematic review articles. After reviewing the summarized current literature, panelists voted on 10 candidate statements about whether screen use impairs sleep health. The Panel met virtually to discuss the results of the first round of votes, which was then followed by a second round of voting, ultimately achieving consensus on 5 out of the 10 statements. CONCLUSIONS The Panel achieved consensus that (1) in general, screen use impairs sleep health among children and adolescents, (2) the content of screen use before sleep impairs sleep health of children and adolescents, and (3) behavioral strategies and interventions may attenuate the negative effects of screen use on sleep health.
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- Lauren E Hartstein
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Program in Public Health, Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Program in Public Health, Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Special Olympics International, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Department of Public Health, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Communication and Media, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Program in Public Health, Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
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Furihata R, Endo D, Nagaoka K, Hori A, Ito T, Iwami T, Akahoshi T. Association between a composite measure of sleep health and depressive symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with CPAP therapy: Real-world data. Sleep Med 2024; 120:22-28. [PMID: 38852260 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Sleep health is known to be multidimensional, and there is increasing clinical interest in composite sleep health scores that capture the number of adverse sleep characteristics. We investigated whether a composite sleep health score was associated with depressive symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). METHODS Participants were OSA patients using CPAP (n = 1768, (92.1 % men, age 52.7 ± 10.7 years) attending sleep clinics in Japan. A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2020 assessed self-reported sleep and depressive symptoms. Sleep health was categorized as "good' or "poor' on five dimensions: satisfaction, daytime sleepiness, mid-sleep time, efficiency, and duration. A composite sleep health score was calculated by summing the "poor' dimensions. Depressive symptoms were assessed using two items from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2). Associations between sleep health and depressive symptoms were assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Individual sleep health symptoms of poor satisfaction and efficiency were significantly associated with depressed mood; poor satisfaction, daytime sleepiness, and duration were significantly associated with loss of interest; and poor satisfaction, efficiency, and duration were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Composite sleep health scores were associated with greater odds of depressive symptoms in a graded manner. CONCLUSIONS Individual and composite sleep health scores were associated with depressive symptoms. Measures of multidimensional sleep health may provide a better understanding of the association between poor sleep and depressive symptoms among patients with OSA using CPAP, accounting for CPAP adherence, leading to improved intervention strategies.
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- Ryuji Furihata
- Agency for Student Support and Disability Resources, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Shinjuku Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Yurakucho Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Shinjuku Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Yurakucho Sleep and Respiratory Clinic, KEISHINKINENKAI Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Dong L, Brown RA, Palimaru AI, D'Amico EJ, Dickerson DL, Klein DJ, Johnson CL, Troxel WM. Enhancing sleep health in urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents: Implications for culturally tailored interventions. J Adolesc 2024. [PMID: 38757459 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents are vulnerable to sleep and other health-related disparities due to numerous social drivers, including historical trauma and relocation to urban areas. This study aims to identify strategies to increase protective factors and culturally tailor sleep health interventions for this population. METHODS Using community-based participatory research, the NAYSHAW study conducted in-depth interviews with urban AI/AN adolescents aged 12-19 years to understand critical components needed for developing a culturally sensitive sleep health intervention. Data from two qualitative subsamples (N = 46) and parent surveys (N = 110) were analyzed, focusing on factors that affect sleep health behaviors, including parental involvement, technology, and traditional practices. RESULTS Key findings include the detrimental impact of electronics use at night and protective effects of traditional practices on sleep. Parental involvement in sleep routines varied by adolescent's age. Adolescents desired sleep health education in interactive formats, whereas parents preferred workshops and digital applications for sleep health strategies. Findings suggest that interventions need to address electronics use and should also be culturally tailored to address the unique experiences of urban AI/AN adolescents. CONCLUSIONS Results underscore the importance of utilizing community-based strategies to develop culturally tailored sleep interventions for underserved populations, specifically urban AI/AN adolescents. Integrating traditional practices with evidence-based sleep health strategies can provide a holistic approach to improving sleep and overall well-being. Parental education and involvement will be critical to the success of such interventions.
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- Lu Dong
- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Sacred Path Indigenous Wellness Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Licata F, Maruca R, Citrino EA, Bianco A. Insight into sleep quality and its relationship with emotional intelligence: results of a cross-sectional study among Italian university students. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1392571. [PMID: 38813404 PMCID: PMC11133748 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1392571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Background This study aimed to investigate sleep habits and examine the relationship between sleep quality and its potential predictors, namely Emotional Intelligence (EI) and perceived health status. Methods The present cross-sectional study was conducted between February 13 and February 28, 2023, at the "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro, in the Southern part of Italy. The study involved undergraduate students who were 18 years or older, proficient in the Italian language, and with no restrictions on the major attended. They completed a self-administered survey on socio-demographic information, health status, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI), EI, and perceived health status. Results The majority of the sample (59.6%) was enrolled in medical or life science majors. The results showed a high prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep latency was identified as the most affected aspect of it. The female gender and the self-perceived health status were the strongest predictors of poor sleep quality. Poor sleepers showed lower emotional clarity, emotional repair, and total EI scores. Moreover, as age increased, the odds of being classified as a poor sleeper increased by 7%. Conclusion The survey highlights that poor sleep health is still a significant issue and empowering individuals to make proactive decisions to adopt healthy lifestyles in the early phase of life is of paramount importance. The study exhibited the interesting role of EI in influencing sleep quality, highlighting that when emotional events are insufficiently regulated, it may result in sleep disturbances. Therefore, the promotion of sleep quality requires an integrated yet innovative approach including emotion regulation.
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- Francesca Licata
- Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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Xing M, Zhang L, Li J, Li Z, Yu Q, Li W. Development and validation of a novel sleep health score in the sleep heart health study. Eur J Intern Med 2024:S0953-6205(24)00189-4. [PMID: 38729786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of consensus in evaluating multidimensional sleep health, especially concerning its implication for mortality. A validated multidimensional sleep health score is the foundation of effective interventions. METHODS We obtained data from 5706 participants in the Sleep Heart Health Study. First, random forest-recursive feature elimination algorithm was used to select potential predictive variables. Second, a sleep composite score was developed based on the regression coefficients from a Cox proportional hazards model evaluating the associations between selected sleep-related variables and mortality. Last, we validated the score by constructing Cox proportional hazards models to assess its association with mortality. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 63.2 years old, and 47.6% (2715/5706) were male. Six sleep variables, including average oxygen saturation (%), spindle density (C3), sleep efficiency (%), spindle density (C4), percentage of fast spindles (%) and percentage of rapid eye movement (%) were selected to construct this multidimensional sleep health score. The average sleep composite score in participants was 6.8 of 22 (lower is better). Participants with a one-point increase in sleep composite score had an 10% higher risk of death (hazard ratio = 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.08-1.12). CONCLUSIONS This study constructed and validated a novel multidimensional sleep health score to better predict death based on sleep, with significant associations between sleep composite score and all-cause mortality. Integrating questionnaire information and sleep microstructures, our sleep composite score is more appropriately applied for mortality risk stratification.
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- Muqi Xing
- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science, School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Magnusson K, Johansson F, Przybylski AK. Harmful compared to what? The problem of gaming and ambiguous causal questions. Addiction 2024. [PMID: 38698562 DOI: 10.1111/add.16516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There has been much concern regarding potential harmful effects of video game-play in the past 40 years, but limited progress in understanding its causal role. This paper discusses the basic requirements for identifying causal effects of video game-play and argues that most research to date has focused upon ambiguous causal questions. METHODS Video games and mental health are discussed from the perspective of causal inference with compound exposures; that is, exposures with multiple relevant variants that affect outcomes in different ways. RESULTS Not only does exposure to video games encompass multiple different factors, but also not playing video games is equally ambiguous. Estimating causal effects of a compound exposure introduces the additional challenge of exposure-version confounding. CONCLUSIONS Without a comparison of well-defined interventions, research investigating the effects of video game-play will be difficult to translate into actionable health interventions. Interventions that target games should be compared with other interventions aimed at improving the same outcomes.
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- Kristoffer Magnusson
- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Solna, Sweden
- Department of Health Promotion Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Solna, Sweden
- Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Promotion Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Yoon SH, Kim YC, Seo HJ, Hong SC, Kim TW, Jeong JH, Um YH. Association Between Hypnotics and Dementia: A Mini Narrative Review. Psychiatry Investig 2024; 21:457-463. [PMID: 38810994 PMCID: PMC11136580 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2023.0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the existing literature on the relationship between hypnotics and dementia, considering both potential link and inconclusive or lack of association. METHODS Data from studies that investigate the association between hypnotic medications and dementia were reviewed. Studies included both cohort studies and systematic reviews, participants with various type of dementia and hypnotics including benzodiazepines (BZDs) and Z-drugs (ZDs). RESULTS The existing literatures presents conflicting evidence regarding the association between hypnotics, including BZDs and ZDs, and the risk of dementia. Some studies suggest a potential link between prolonged use of hypnotics and an increased risk of dementia. However, other studies indicate inconclusive or lacking evidence regarding this association. Factors such as study design, sample characteristics, and control of confounding variables contribute to the variability in findings. CONCLUSION The relationship between hypnotics and dementia remains complex and controversial. While some studies suggest a potential association, others find inconclusive or conflicting evidence. Future research should focus on addressing methodological limitations, considering classifying dementia subtypes, and try to adjust medication lag time.
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- Sung-Hoon Yoon
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Novak JR, Miller KC, Gunn HE, Troxel WM. Yours, mine, or ours? Dyadic sleep hygiene and associations with sleep quality, emotional distress, and conflict frequency in mixed-gender, bed-sharing couples. J Sleep Res 2024; 33:e14047. [PMID: 37749792 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Although prior research demonstrates the interdependence of sleep quality within couples (i.e., the sleep of one partner affects the sleep of the other), little is known about the degree to which couples' sleep hygiene behaviours are concordant or discordant, and if one's own sleep hygiene or their report of their partners' sleep hygiene is related to worse relational, psychological, and sleep outcomes. In a sample of 143 mixed-gender, bed-sharing couples, each partner completed an online questionnaire consisting of the Sleep Hygiene Index (for themselves and their partner), PROMIS sleep disturbance scale, conflict frequency, PHQ-4 for anxiety and depressive symptoms, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Paired samples t-tests between partners were conducted using total and individual-item Sleep Hygiene Index scores to examine similarities and differences. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) scores of dyadic reports were conducted to examine the level of agreement between each partner's sleep hygiene. Finally, we examined associations between one's own sleep hygiene and their report of their partner's sleep hygiene with both partner's sleep quality, emotional distress, and conflict frequency in a dyadic structural equation model with important covariates and alternative model tests. The results revealed a significant difference between men's (M = 14.45, SD = 7.41) and women's total score self-report sleep hygiene ([M = 17.67, SD = 8.27]; t(142) = -5.06, p < 0.001) and partners only had similar sleep hygiene for 5 out of the 13 items. Examining dyadic reports of sleep hygiene revealed that partners had moderate agreement on their partners' sleep hygiene (0.69-0.856). The results from the dyadic structural equation model revealed that poorer sleep hygiene was associated with one's own poor sleep quality, higher emotional distress, and more frequent relational conflict. For both men and women a poorer report of a partner's sleep hygiene was associated with one's own report of higher relationship conflict. Finally, men's poorer report of a partner's sleep hygiene was related better to their own sleep quality but was related to poorer sleep quality for their partners. These results have implications for sleep promotion and intervention efforts as well as for couple relationship functioning.
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- Josh R Novak
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Zhao C, He J, Xu H, Du M, Yu G, Zhang G. Sleep health and associated factors among undergraduates during the COVID-19 in China: A two-wave network analysis. J Health Psychol 2024; 29:608-620. [PMID: 38282342 DOI: 10.1177/13591053231221355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Using network analysis, the current study investigated the pathways that underlie selected components of sleep health and their changes over time. Undergraduates (N = 1423; 80.60% female) completed a two-wave survey, sleep health (i.e. chronotypologies (CTs), sleep procrastination (SP), sleep quality (SQ)), psychological distress (PD), emotion regulation (ER), self-control (SC), problematic smartphone use (PSU) were measured. CTs, SP, and SQ formed a spatially contiguous pattern that remained unchanged in both waves. ER and PD node increased its strength, betweenness, and closeness in the network, while the link between the two was strengthened at T2. PSU was connected to SP, but not to CTs and SQ during both waves. In the context of the network approach, SP had the highest strength, and its associations with other dimensions of individual sleep may represent key factors in understanding the influence of exposure to the COVID-19 outbreak on sleep health.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, China
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- School of Education, Renmin University of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, China
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Zhang D. Spousal health, marital satisfaction, and older Chinese adults' sleep: The moderating role of psychological resilience. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2024; 120:105329. [PMID: 38237378 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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PURPOSES This study aims to examine the moderating role of psychological resilience in the association between two common marital relationship stressors (poor spousal health and low marital satisfaction) and sleep (sleep quality and sleep duration) among older adults in China. METHODS This study used four waves of data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2008-2018) (N = 8769), and mixed-effects logistic models were used. RESULTS Poor spousal health and low marital satisfaction were independently associated with increased odds of poor sleep quality and short sleep duration, and decreased odds of long sleep duration. Greater psychological resilience was associated with increased odds of good sleep quality and decreased odds of short sleep duration, but had no significant effect on long sleep duration. In addition, psychological resilience moderated the odds of poor spousal health and low marital satisfaction on the risk of short sleep duration among older Chinese adults. CONCLUSION The findings provide novel evidence for the increased importance of marital stress and psychological resilience on sleep health in later life. Policy interventions are needed to support vulnerable older adults who experience poor spousal health and/or low marital satisfaction.
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- Dan Zhang
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, West Focheng Rd No.8, Nanjing, 211100, PR China.
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Ning H, Perak AM, Siddique J, Wilkins JT, Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB. Association Between Life's Essential 8 Cardiovascular Health Metrics With Cardiovascular Events in the Cardiovascular Disease Lifetime Risk Pooling Project. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2024; 17:e010568. [PMID: 38639077 PMCID: PMC11209842 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.123.010568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND The American Heart Association recently launched updated cardiovascular health metrics, termed Life's Essential 8 (LE8). Compared with Life's Simple 7 (LS7), the new approach added sleep health as an eighth metric and updated the remaining 7 health factors and behaviors. The association of the updated LE8 score with long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and death is unknown. METHODS We pooled individual-level data from 6 contemporary US-based cohorts from the Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project. Total LE8 score (0-100 points), LE8 score without sleep (0-100 points), and prior LS7 scores (0-14 points) were calculated separately. We used multivariable-adjusted Cox models to evaluate the association of LE8 with CVD, CVD subtypes, and all-cause mortality among younger, middle, and older adult participants. Net reclassification improvement analysis was used to measure the improvement in CVD risk classification with the addition of LS7 and LE8 recategorization based on score quartile rankings. RESULTS Our sample consisted of 32 896 US adults (7836 [23.8%] Black; 14 941 [45.4%] men) followed for 642 000 person-years, of whom 9391 developed CVD events. Each 10-point higher overall LE8 score was associated with lower risk by 22% to 40% for CVD, 24% to 43% for congenital heart disease, 17% to 34% for stroke, 23% to 38% for heart failure, and 17% to 21% for all causes of mortality events across age strata. LE8 score provided more granular differentiation of the related CVD risk than LS7. Overall, 19.5% and 15.5% of the study participants were recategorized upward and downward based on LE8 versus LS7 categories, respectively, and the recategorization was significantly associated with CVD risk in addition to LS7 score. The addition of recategorization between LE8 and LS7 categories improved CVD risk reclassification across age groups (clinical net reclassification improvement, 0.06-0.12; P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS These findings support the improved utility of the LE8 algorithm for assessing overall cardiovascular health and future CVD risk.
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- Hongyan Ning
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA
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Wang W, Zhuang Z, Song Z, Zhao Y, Huang T. Sleep patterns, genetic predisposition, and risk of chronic liver disease: A prospective study of 408,560 UK Biobank participants. J Affect Disord 2024; 352:229-236. [PMID: 38199417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the role that combined sleep behaviors play in the association with chronic liver disease (CLD) risk. METHODS We included 408,560 participants initially free of CLD from the UK Biobank. A healthy sleep pattern was defined by early chronotype, sleep duration of 7-8 h/day, no insomnia, no snoring, and no excessive daytime sleepiness. Cox regression models were used to examine the association of healthy sleep pattern with incident CLD and their interaction with PNPLA3 genetic risk. RESULTS During a median 12.5 years of follow-up, we documented 10,915 incident all-cause CLD cases, including 388 viral hepatitis, 4782 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), 1356 cirrhosis, 973 alcoholic liver disease, and 725 liver cancer cases. Compared to participants with a healthy sleep score of 0-1, the hazard ratio (HR) (95 % confidence interval [CI]) for those with a sleep score of 5 was 0.54 (0.49, 0.60) for CLD, 0.52 (0.30, 0.90) for viral hepatitis, 0.47 (0.41, 0.55) for NAFLD, 0.57 (0.43, 0.75) for cirrhosis, 0.32 (0.23, 0.44) for alcoholic liver disease, and 0.53 (0.37, 0.77) for liver cancer. Healthy sleep pattern and PNPLA3 genetic risk exerted significant additive effects on CLD risk (relative excess risk due to the interaction: 0.05; attributable proportion due to the interaction: 13 %). LIMITATIONS Measurement error was unavoidable for self-reported data on sleep behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Our analyses provide evidence that healthy sleep pattern was inversely associated with the development of CLD, and participants with higher genetic risk were more likely to develop CLD when exposed to the unhealthy sleep pattern.
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- Wenxiu Wang
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China; Center for Intelligent Public Health, Academy for Artificial Intelligence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Yu B, Sun Y, Yu Y, Yu Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Tan X, Wang Y, Lu Y, Wang N. Cardiovascular health, sleeping duration, and risk of mortality in current and former smokers. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 34:1257-1266. [PMID: 38320950 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To investigate the associations of ideal cardiovascular health metrics (ICVHMs) with all-cause mortality among former and current smokers compared with never smokers. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 378,147 participants [mean age (SD) years: 56.3 (8.1); 47.2 % men] were included from the UK Biobank cohort. The ICVHMs were combined Life's simple 7 from the American Heart Association and sleep duration time. The association was explored using COX regression models. During a median follow-up of 13.3 years, we documented 24,594 deaths. Compared with never smokers, among former smokers, the multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality was 1.82 (95%CI 1.71-1.92) for participants who had ≤2 ICVHMs and 1.03 (0.97-1.10) for participants who had ≥6 ICVHMs; among current smokers, the HRs for mortality were 2.74 (2.60-2.89) and 2.18 (1.78-2.67). The phenomenon was more pronounced among participants younger than 60 years [HR (95%CI), 1.82 (1.71-1.95) for ≤2 ICVHMs vs 1.04 (0.96-1.12) for ≥6 ICVHMs with age ≥60 years and 1.83 (1.62-2.06) vs 0.98 (0.88-1.11) with age <60 years among former smokers; 2.66 (2.49-2.85) vs 2.44 (1.84-3.24) with age ≥60 years and 2.85 (2.62-3.10) vs 1.96 (1.47-2.61) with age <60 years among current smokers]. In addition, the HR for mortality of each 1-number increment in ICVHMs was 0.87 (0.86-0.89) among former smokers and 0.91 (0.89-0.94) among current smokers. CONCLUSION Our findings indicated the importance of adherence to have more ICVHMs in the mortality risk among former smokers, and priority of smoking cessation in current smokers. IMPLICATIONS Studies have found that former smokers still have higher risks of lung cancer and all-cause mortality than never-smokers. The next question is whether the effects of previous or current smoking could be ameliorated by eight ideal cardiovascular health metrics (ICVHMs). We aim to explore whether ICVHMs may counteract the risk of all-cause mortality among former and current smokers. The results showed that only former smokers with ≥6 ICVHMs exhibited a comparable risk of all-cause mortality with never smokers. Furthermore, current smokers even having ≥6 ICVHMs still exhibited a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared with never smokers.
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- Bowei Yu
- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Shidong Hospital, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Zhang Y, Kim M, Prerau M, Mobley D, Rueschman M, Sparks K, Tully M, Purcell S, Redline S. The National Sleep Research Resource: making data findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable and promoting sleep science. Sleep 2024:zsae088. [PMID: 38688470 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the National Sleep Research Resource (NSRR), a National Heart Lung and Blood Institute-supported repository developed to share data from clinical studies focused on the evaluation of sleep disorders. The NSRR addresses challenges presented by the heterogeneity of sleep-related data, leveraging innovative strategies to optimize the quality and accessibility of available datasets. It provides authorized users with secure centralized access to a large quantity of sleep-related data including polysomnography, actigraphy, demographics, patient-reported outcomes, and other data. In developing the NSRR, we have implemented data processing protocols that ensure de-identification and compliance with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. Heterogeneity stemming from intrinsic variation in the collection, annotation, definition, and interpretation of data has proven to be one of the primary obstacles to efficient sharing of datasets. Approaches employed by the NSRR to address this heterogeneity include (1) development of standardized sleep terminologies utilizing a compositional coding scheme, (2) specification of comprehensive metadata, (3) harmonization of commonly used variables, and (3) computational tools developed to standardize signal processing. We have also leveraged external resources to engineer a domain-specific approach to data harmonization. We describe the scope of data within the NSRR, its role in promoting sleep and circadian research through data sharing, and harmonization of large datasets and analytical tools. Finally, we identify opportunities for approaches for the field of sleep medicine to further support data standardization and sharing.
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- Ying Zhang
- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Huang L, Jiang Y, Sun Z, Wu Y, Yao C, Yang L, Tang M, Wang W, Lei N, He G, Chen B, Huang Y, Zhao G. Healthier Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Better Sleep Quality among Shanghai Suburban Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients 2024; 16:1165. [PMID: 38674856 PMCID: PMC11054136 DOI: 10.3390/nu16081165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND More is to be explored between dietary patterns and sleep quality in the Chinese adult population. METHODS A cross-sectional study including 7987 Shanghai suburban adults aged 20-74 years was conducted. Dietary information was obtained using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to a priori dietary patterns, such as the Chinese Healthy Eating Index (CHEI), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and Mediterranean diet (MD), was assessed. Sleep quality was assessed from self-reported responses to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Logistic regression models adjusting for confounders were employed to examine the associations. RESULTS The overall prevalence of poor sleep (PSQI score ≥ 5) was 28.46%. Factor analysis demonstrated four a posteriori dietary patterns. Participants with a higher CHEI (ORQ4 vs. Q1: 0.81, 95% CI: 0.70-0.95), DASH (ORQ4 vs. Q1: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.60-0.82) or MD (ORQ4 vs. Q1: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.64-0.87) had a lower poor sleep prevalence, while participants with a higher "Beverages" score had a higher poor sleep prevalence (ORQ4 vs. Q1: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.02-1.27). CONCLUSIONS In Shanghai suburban adults, healthier dietary patterns and lower consumption of beverages were associated with better sleep quality.
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- Li Huang
- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China; (L.H.); (Y.J.); (Z.S.); (Y.W.); (C.Y.); (L.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Xinqiao Community Health Service Center in Songjiang District, Shanghai 201612, China; (W.W.); (N.L.)
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- Xinqiao Community Health Service Center in Songjiang District, Shanghai 201612, China; (W.W.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; (G.H.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; (G.H.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Fischer AR, Doudell KR, Cundiff JM, Green SRM, Lavender CA, Gunn HE. Maternal Sleep Health, Social Support, and Distress: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Mothers of Infants and Young Children in Rural US. Behav Sleep Med 2024:1-24. [PMID: 38600856 DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2024.2339818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to explore sleep health in rural maternal populations through a social-ecological framework and identify risk and protective factors for this population. METHODS 39 individuals who are mothers of infants or children under the age of 5 years completed an online survey, 35 of which completed a subsequent semi-structured interview. Recruitment was limited to one rural community and was in partnership with community healthcare providers. Results were integrated using a convergent, parallel mixed-methods design. RESULTS Poor sleep health and high prevalence of insomnia symptoms in rural mothers were evident and associated with social support and maternal distress. Qualitative content from interviews indicated that well-established precipitating and perpetuating factors for insomnia may contribute to poor maternal sleep health. Results also revealed a gap in knowledge and language surrounding sleep health among rural mothers. CONCLUSIONS Sleep health is challenged during the transition to motherhood and rural mothers have less access to specialized perinatal and behavioral health care than their urban counterparts. In this sample, poor sleep was attributable to distress in addition to nocturnal infant and child sleep patterns which has implications for psychoeducation and promotion of sleep health in mothers. Sleep is a modifiable health indicator that is associated with several other maternal health outcomes and should be considered an element of a comprehensive maternal health for prevention and intervention across individual, interpersonal, and societal domains of the social-ecological model of sleep health.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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Neshan M, Padmanaban V, Tsilimigras DI, Obeng-Gyasi S, Fareed N, Pawlik TM. Screening tools to address social determinants of health in the United States: A systematic review. J Clin Transl Sci 2024; 8:e60. [PMID: 38655456 PMCID: PMC11036426 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have mandated that hospitals implement measures to screen social determinants of health (SDoH). We sought to report on available SDoH screening tools. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, as well as the grey literature were searched (1980 to November 2023). The included studies were US-based, written in English, and examined a screening tool to assess SDoH. Thirty studies were included in the analytic cohort. The number of questions in any given SDoH assessment tool varied considerably and ranged from 5 to 50 (mean: 16.6). A total of 19 SDoH domains were examined. Housing (n = 23, 92%) and safety/violence (n = 21, 84%) were the domains assessed most frequently. Food/nutrition (n = 17, 68%), income/financial (n = 16, 64%), transportation (n = 15, 60%), family/social support (n = 14, 56%), utilities (n = 13, 52%), and education/literacy (n = 13, 52%) were also commonly included domains in most screening tools. Eighteen studies proposed specific interventions to address SDoH. SDoH screening tools are critical to identify various social needs and vulnerabilities to help develop interventions to address patient needs. Moreover, there is marked heterogeneity of SDoH screening tools, as well as the significant variability in the SDoH domains assessed by currently available screening tools.
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- Mahdi Neshan
- Department of General Surgery, Shahid Sadoughi University of
Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd,
Iran
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine,
The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
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Mu Y, Luo J, Shi C, Wang H, Tan H, Yang Z, Zhu B. Validity and reliability of the sleep health index among patients with spinal degenerative diseases. Sleep Med 2024; 116:1-6. [PMID: 38394739 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To test the validity and reliability of the Sleep Health Index (SHI) in a Chinese clinical sample, and thereby provide more evidence for the assessment of sleep health in future research and clinical practice. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional design. A convenient sample of 265 participants with spinal degenerative diseases was recruited from outpatient clinics. The SHI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) were administered via REDCap. Structural, concurrent, convergent, known-group validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were evaluated. RESULTS Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a 3-factor structure (sleep duration, sleep quality, and disordered sleep). The overall SHI score had a high correlation with PSQI and ISI (r = -0.62 and -0.70, respectively) as well as a moderate correlation with PHQ-9 (r = -0.50, p<0.001). The overall SHI was significantly associated with VAS, ESS, and EQ-5D-5L (r = -0.15 to -0.23, p<0.05). Participants with pain had a lower score on the sleep quality sub-index than those without (p<0.001). Those with chronic diseases had a significantly lower score on the sleep duration sub-index than those without (p<0.05). Those with depression, poor sleep quality, and insomnia had lower scores on the overall scale and the three sub-indices than those without (p<0.05). The overall SHI showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.74) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.73). CONCLUSIONS The Chinese version of SHI showed good validity and acceptable reliability and could be used to assess sleep health among clinical populations.
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- Yunping Mu
- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University of China, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University of China, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Covington LB, Ji X, Laurenceau JP, Patterson F, Brownlow JA. Exploration of Sex and Age as Moderators Between Social Cumulative Risk and Sleep in a Representative Sample of Children and Adolescents Living in the United States. Int J Behav Med 2024; 31:229-240. [PMID: 37097599 PMCID: PMC10654561 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-023-10175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Youth who face adversity are at a disproportionate risk for poor sleep health across the life course. Identifying whether the association between adversity and poor sleep varies based upon age and sex is needed. This study aims to explore sex and age as moderators between social risk and sleep in a sample of U.S. youth. METHODS This study analyzed data of 32,212 U.S. youth (6-17 years) whose primary caregiver participated in the 2017-2018 National Survey of Children's Health. A social cumulative risk index (SCRI) score was calculated from 10 parental, family, and community risk indicators. Nighttime sleep duration was the number of hours the child slept during the past week. Weeknight sleep irregularity was operationalized as whether the child sometimes/rarely/never went to bed at the same time. Generalized logistic regression models estimated associations between SCRI and sleep duration/irregularity, with age and sex as moderators. RESULTS Age moderated the association between SCRI and short sleep (OR = 1.12, p < 0.001), such that the magnitude of the SCRI-sleep relationship was 12% greater in school-age children. Sex was not a significant moderator. In stratified models by age group, age was positively associated with short sleep in both groups, with a greater magnitude in school-age children. Female school-age children were less likely to have short sleep than males. CONCLUSIONS Younger children with greater social cumulative risk factors may be more vulnerable to short sleep duration. Further research into the mechanisms underlying the relationships between social risk and sleep health in school-age children is needed.
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- Lauren B Covington
- School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 100 Discovery Boulevard, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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- School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 100 Discovery Boulevard, Newark, DE, 19713, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, 105 The Green, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 100 Discovery Boulevard, Newark, DE, 19713, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Delaware State University, 1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE, 19901, USA
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Duraccio KM, Xu Y, Beebe DW, Lanphear B, Chen A, Braun JM, Kalkwarf H, Cecil KM, Yolton K. High levels of sleep disturbance across early childhood increases cardiometabolic disease risk index in early adolescence: longitudinal sleep analysis using the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study. Sleep 2024; 47:zsad318. [PMID: 38092369 PMCID: PMC10925946 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES This study examines the impact of sleep duration, bedtime, and sleep disturbance during early childhood on the risk of cardiometabolic disorder (CMD) in early adolescence. METHODS Within the Health Outcomes and Measures of Environment Study, we examined sleep patterns of 330 children from ages 2 to 8 years and the relationship of these sleep patterns with cardiometabolic risk measures at age 12 (N = 220). We used a group-based semi-parametric mixture model to identify distinct trajectories in sleep duration, bedtime timing, and sleep disturbance for the entire sample. We then examined the associations between sleep trajectories and CMD risk measures using general linear models using both an unadjusted model (no covariates) and an adjusted model (adjusting for child pubertal stage, child sex, duration of breastfeeding, household income, maternal education, and maternal serum cotinine). RESULTS In the unadjusted and adjusted models, we found significant differences in CMD risk scores by trajectories of sleep disturbance. Children in the "high" disturbance trajectory had higher CMD risk scores than those in the 'low' disturbance trajectory (p's = 0.002 and 0.039, respectively). No significant differences in CMD risk were observed for bedtime timing or total sleep time trajectories in the unadjusted or adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort, caregiver-reported sleep disturbance in early childhood was associated with more adverse cardiometabolic profiles in early adolescence. Our findings suggest that trials to reduce CMD risk via sleep interventions-which have been conducted in adolescents and adults-may be implemented too late.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Colen CG, Drotning KJ, Sayer LC, Link B. A Matter of Time: Racialized Time and the Production of Health Disparities. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 2024; 65:126-140. [PMID: 37377057 DOI: 10.1177/00221465231182377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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An expansive and methodologically varied literature designed to investigate racial disparities in health now exists. Empirical evidence points to an overlapping, complex web of social conditions that accelerate the pace of aging and erodes long-term health outcomes among people of color, especially Black Americans. However, a social exposure-or lack thereof-that is rarely mentioned is time use. The current paper was specifically designed to address this shortcoming. First, we draw on extant research to illustrate how and why time is a critical source of racial disparities in health. Second, we employ fundamental causes theory to explain the specific mechanisms through which the differential distribution of time across race is likely to give rise to unequal health outcomes. Finally, we introduce a novel conceptual framework that identifies and distinguishes between four distinct forms of time use likely to play an outsized role in contributing to racial disparities in health.
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- University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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Hash JB, Walker AJ, Ward TM, Oxford ML, Spieker SJ. Trying to Do What's Best: Maternal Perspectives About Toddler Sleep Health Among an Underresourced Sample of Mothers With Diverse Racial and Ethnic Identities. J Pediatr Health Care 2024; 38:160-171. [PMID: 38429028 PMCID: PMC10987074 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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INTRODUCTION This study describes mothers' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices about their toddler's sleep health among an underresourced sample of mothers with diverse racial and ethnic identities. METHOD This was a descriptive qualitative study with 16 mothers and their 12- to 36-month-old child. Mothers completed a semistructured, audio-recorded interview about their toddler's sleep health. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis on the basis of established methods. RESULTS Mothers self-identified as 18.8% Black, 43.8% White, 12.5% multiracial, 25.0% other race, and 37.5% Hispanic. Of the mothers, 80.0% reported a past year household income of ≤ $40,000. A core construct, "Trying to do What's Best," emerged from the interview data, and this construct included three domains: Getting Good Sleep, Getting Thrown Off, and Rolling With It. DISCUSSION Findings support future strengths-based and multilevel sleep health-promoting interventions.
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Zhao C, He J, Xu H, Zhang J, Zhang G, Yu G. Are "night owls" or "morning larks" more likely to delay sleep due to problematic smartphone use? a cross-lagged study among undergraduates. Addict Behav 2024; 150:107906. [PMID: 37984222 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Sleep is an important physiological process, but staying up late has become a worldwide problem, particularly among university students. Sleep procrastination has been found to associated with sleep biorhythms and problematic smartphone use ("PSU") in previous studies. This two-wave study examines the longitudinal reciprocal relationship between PSU and sleep procrastination, together with the moderating role of sleep biorhythms. Participants comprised 1,423 Chinese university students. The results revealed that PSU and sleep procrastination are reciprocally related. Additionally, sleep biorhythms moderated this relationship, as PSU at T1 significantly predicted sleep procrastination at T2 for the morning larks group but not the night owls group. Accordingly, both PSU and sleep biorhythms should be considered when developing interventions for sleep procrastination.
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- Chengjia Zhao
- School of Education, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China; Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Aging, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Institute of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China.
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Semenza DC, Hamilton JL, Testa A, Jackson DB. Individual and cumulative firearm violence exposure: Implications for sleep among Black and American Indian/Alaska Native adults. Ann Epidemiol 2024; 91:18-22. [PMID: 38244953 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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PURPOSE We investigated the relationship between various forms of firearm violence exposure and sleep problems among nationally representative samples of Black (N = 3015) and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) (N = 527) adults, focusing on difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking too early. Survey data were collected in April and May 2023. METHODS We employed negative binomial regression models to analyze the associations between the different types of firearm violence exposure and sleep problems. We further examined associations between cumulative firearm violence exposure and sleep outcomes. RESULTS A substantial proportion of Black (59%) and AI/AN (56%) adults reported experiencing some form of firearm violence exposure. Being threatened with a firearm emerged as a consistent factor associated with sleep problems for both racial groups. Witnessing or hearing about shootings was linked to sleep problems in the Black sample, while cumulative firearm violence exposure was associated with all sleep problems in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Individual and cumulative firearm violence exposure is associated with increased sleep problems among Black and AI/AN adults.
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- Daniel C Semenza
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA; Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA; New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, MD, USA
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San L, Arranz B. The Night and Day Challenge of Sleep Disorders and Insomnia: A Narrative Review. ACTAS ESPANOLAS DE PSIQUIATRIA 2024; 52:45-56. [PMID: 38454895 PMCID: PMC10926017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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This is a narrative review of sleep disorders, especially chronic insomnia, as a primary diagnosis or as a comorbid diagnosis associated with different psychiatric and organic diseases. The epidemiological evidence is reviewed, the diagnostic criteria most frequently used in clinical practice are examined, and a series of therapeutic recommendations for the correct treatment of this pathology is presented. Sleep disorders are very prevalent in the general population (one-third experiences difficulty with sleep initiation/maintenance at least once a week, and about 6-15% meet the criteria for insomnia disorders), but remain relatively poorly understood and frequently overlooked by healthcare professionals. Prevalence estimates of insomnia disorder vary between 5% and 20%. Sleep disorders co-exist with psychiatric and medical conditions with an interactive and bidirectional relationship. About 70-80% of psychiatric patients show some sleep disturbance and there is a correlation between the severity of the sleep disturbance and the severity of the psychopathology. Untreated sleep disorders increase the risk of cardiovascular events, cognitive impairment, motor vehicle accidents, obesity, diabetes, and efficiency and safety at work, leading to increased all-cause healthcare utilization and being a strong predictor of sick leave or disability pension and poor quality of life. Sleep disorders can cause drowsiness or excessive daytime sleepiness, which can lead to functional impairment in 15% of the general adult population. Sleep quality should be a routine target in the evaluation of patients with psychiatric and non-psychiatric diseases to ensure sleep health based on early diagnosis and adequate therapeutic approaches.
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- Luis San
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Camí Veil de la Colonia 25, E-08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERSAM, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Salud Mental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Camí Veil de la Colonia 25, E-08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERSAM, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Salud Mental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Budescu M, Reid A, Sisselman-Borgia A, Holbrook N, Valera D, Torino GC. Sleep and mental health among youth experiencing homelessness: A retrospective pilot diary study. Sleep Health 2024; 10:54-59. [PMID: 37989625 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to describe the nightly sleep conditions of youth experiencing homelessness, and examine the association between sleep and mental health, both cross-sectionally and using diary data. METHODS n = 147 youth (ages 16-24) experiencing homelessness completed a baseline survey assessing self-reported sleep and depressive and anxious symptoms. A subsample of n = 49 completed a follow-up 7-day diary study measuring nightly sleep conditions and daily depressive and somatic symptoms. RESULTS According to baseline data, the majority of the sample (71%) reported sleeping less than 7 hours per night on average, and feeling like they did not get adequate sleep, especially among youth identifying as LGBTQ. In a qualitative follow-up question, the plurality attributed poor sleep to mental health woes. Cross-sectionally, youth with lower levels of self-reported sleep quality (more daytime fatigue and insomnia) reported higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms. The diary data indicated that the most common nightly complaints among shelter utilizers are lack of privacy, noise, and uncomfortable temperatures. Multilevel models suggest that poor sleep conditions predicted higher levels of somatic symptoms the following day, after controlling for baseline levels of depressive and anxious symptoms. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the role environmental context plays in sleep health and its subsequent impacts. Individuals experiencing homelessness lack autonomy over their sleeping environments, and thus cannot make adjustments such as reducing disruptions such as noise, temperature, and light. Importantly, these less-than-ideal sleeping conditions contribute to pre-existing health disparities and may have long-term implications.
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- Mia Budescu
- Department of Psychology, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Social Work, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Human Development, Empire State College, Staten Island, New York, USA
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Mousavi Z, Troxel WM, Dickerson DL, Dong L, Brown RA, Palimaru AI, Klein DJ, Johnson CL, D’Amico EJ. Neighborhood determinants of sleep and the moderating role of cultural factors among native adolescents. Health Psychol 2024; 43:101-113. [PMID: 38127509 PMCID: PMC10842707 DOI: 10.1037/hea0001342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the association between neighborhood social environment and sleep among urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents as well as the moderating role of cultural factors in this association. METHOD The analytic sample included 133 urban AI/AN adolescents (age 12-16, 57.1% female, Mage = 14.03, SDage = 1.35). Perceived neighborhood social environment included safety and cohesion. Cultural factors included AI/AN cultural identification and historical loss. Sleep duration, efficiency, and wake after sleep onset (WASO) were measured via actigraphy. Sleep disturbance was measured via a questionnaire. RESULTS Greater neighborhood safety was significantly associated with lower sleep disturbance (b = -2.17, SE = 0.8, p = .008), higher sleep efficiency (b = 1.75, SE = 0.64, p = .006), and lower WASO (b = -8.60, SE = 3.34, p = .01). Neighborhood cohesion was not associated with any sleep outcomes. Cultural factors moderated the association between neighborhood social environment and sleep outcomes (p < .05). Specifically, both neighborhood safety and cohesion were associated with lower sleep disturbance, only among individuals reporting higher levels of AI/AN cultural identification. Further, neighborhood safety was associated with greater sleep efficiency and lower WASO (i.e., better sleep) only among adolescents with higher contemplation of historical loss. CONCLUSIONS Findings highlight the importance of considering cultural factors in addressing sleep and health disparities. AI/AN cultural identification and a sense of historical loss may be important targets for identifying adolescents who might benefit the most from policies and interventions focused on improving the social environment in order to improve sleep and other health outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Zahra Mousavi
- Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Sacred Path Indigenous Wellness Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Behavior and Policy Sciences, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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Guo X, Xie NB, Chen W, Ji TT, Xiong J, Feng T, Wang M, Zhang S, Gu SY, Feng YQ, Yuan BF. AlkB-Facilitated Demethylation Enables Quantitative and Site-Specific Detection of Dual Methylation of Adenosine in RNA. Anal Chem 2024; 96:847-855. [PMID: 38159051 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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RNA molecules undergo various chemical modifications that play critical roles in a wide range of biological processes. N6,N6-Dimethyladenosine (m6,6A) is a conserved RNA modification and is essential for the processing of rRNA. To gain a deeper understanding of the functions of m6,6A, site-specific and accurate quantification of this modification in RNA is indispensable. In this study, we developed an AlkB-facilitated demethylation (AD-m6,6A) method for the site-specific detection and quantification of m6,6A in RNA. The N6,N6-dimethyl groups in m6,6A can cause reverse transcription to stall at the m6,6A site, resulting in truncated cDNA. However, we found that Escherichia coli AlkB demethylase can effectively demethylate m6,6A in RNA, generating full-length cDNA from AlkB-treated RNA. By quantifying the amount of full-length cDNA produced using quantitative real-time PCR, we were able to achieve site-specific detection and quantification of m6,6A in RNA. Using the AD-m6,6A method, we successfully detected and quantified m6,6A at position 1851 of 18S rRNA and position 937 of mitochondrial 12S rRNA in human cells. Additionally, we found that the level of m6,6A at position 1007 of mitochondrial 12S rRNA was significantly reduced in lung tissues from sleep-deprived mice compared with control mice. Overall, the AD-m6,6A method provides a valuable tool for easy, accurate, quantitative, and site-specific detection of m6,6A in RNA, which can aid in uncovering the functions of m6,6A in human diseases.
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- Xia Guo
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Research Center of Public Health, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- School of Public Health, Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment and Translational Medicine Hubei Engineering Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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Angelillo S, Sansone V, Paduano G, Lateano L, Di Giuseppe G, Nobile CGA. The quality of sleep: evaluation among university students. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1270426. [PMID: 38259777 PMCID: PMC10800457 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1270426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Introduction This study explored the quality of sleep among university students in the South of Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2022 and January 2023 and involved students over the age of 18, who were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire using an online application. Results Overall, 88% of men and 94.5% of women had Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores of ≥5 and a mean PSQI score of 9.2 ± 3. Students with severe or extremely depression score, with sever or extremely stress score, male and who did not had Covid-19 infection were more likely to have a PSQI global score. Moreover, 62.6% of the students declared a reduction in social relations and 72.3% an increase in the use of social media during the pandemic period. The majority of respondents reported an extremely severe level of depression (68.1%), anxiety (84.4%) and stress (71.9%). Conclusion This finding indicate that a relevant percentage of students are poor sleepers with a higher overall PSQI score with depression and stress and underline the role the implementation of public health interventions to promote healthy life styles and in particular focus on the duration of long night sleep.
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- Silvia Angelillo
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Gracia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Gracia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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Belladelli F, Li S, Zhang CA, Del Giudice F, Basran S, Muncey W, Glover F, Seranio N, Fallara G, Montorsi F, Salonia A, Eisenberg ML. The Association Between Insomnia, Insomnia Medications, and Erectile Dysfunction. Eur Urol Focus 2024; 10:139-145. [PMID: 37690918 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleep quality and duration have been investigated for their association with health. Insomnia affects up to one-third of adults and may impact male erectile function. In addition, medical treatments for insomnia (many of which are sedatives) may also affect erectile quality. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients diagnosed with and treated for insomnia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We utilized the IBM MarketScan (2007-2016) Commercial and Medicare Supplemental Databases (v 2.0). Age- and enrollment-matched controls were selected among patients without insomnia diagnosis or treatment. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the risk of incident ED (ie, diagnosis alone, or diagnosis and treatment with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors [PDE5i], intracavernous injection (ICI)/urethral suppositories, and penile prosthesis) after the diagnosis or treatment of insomnia while adjusting for relevant comorbidities. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS In total, 539 109 men with an insomnia diagnosis were identified. Of these men, 356 575 were also medically treated for insomnia. The mean (±standard deviation) follow-up times for patients diagnosed with insomnia and those diagnosed with and treated for insomnia were 2.8 ± 1.6 and 3.1 ± 1.8 yr, respectively. Men with insomnia were more commonly smokers and had a higher number of office visits and comorbidities than controls (p < 0.001). On an adjusted analysis, both untreated and treated insomnia were associated with increased risks of ED diagnosis (hazard ratio or HR [95% confidence interval {CI}]: 1.58 [1.54-1.62] and 1.66 [1.64-1.69], respectively; p < 0.001). Similarly, men with treated insomnia had a higher risk of having ED treated with PDE5i (HR [95% CI]: 1.52 [1.49-1.55]; p < 0.001) and ICI (HR [95% CI]: 1.32 [1.14-1.54]; p < 0.001) when compared with controls. A limitation of this study was that a lack of granularity regarding patient clinical characteristics (eg, severity of disease, laboratory data, etc.) is inherent to insurance claims data. In addition, the follow-up was limited and may affect associations at longer time points. CONCLUSIONS In the current report, a consistent association between insomnia and ED diagnosis was identified. Men diagnosed with insomnia only were found to have a higher risk of developing ED. Moreover, men with pharmacological insomnia treatments were more often prescribed treatments for ED. Given the prevalence of insomnia, future studies are warranted to delineate the association of insomnia and its treatment with erectile function. PATIENT SUMMARY Insomnia affects up to one-third of adults and impact male erectile function. Men only diagnosed with insomnia were found to have a higher risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED). Moreover, men with pharmacological insomnia treatments were more often prescribed treatments for ED.
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- Federico Belladelli
- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Urology, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Liu J, Ito S, Ngo TM, Lawate A, Ong QC, Fox TE, Chang SY, Phung D, Nair E, Palaiyan M, Joty S, Abisheganaden J, Lee CP, Lwin MO, Theng YL, Ho MHR, Chia M, Bojic I, Car J. A pilot randomised controlled trial exploring the feasibility and efficacy of a human-AI sleep coaching model for improving sleep among university students. Digit Health 2024; 10:20552076241241244. [PMID: 38638406 PMCID: PMC11025445 DOI: 10.1177/20552076241241244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Objective Sleep quality is a crucial concern, particularly among youth. The integration of health coaching with question-answering (QA) systems presents the potential to foster behavioural changes and enhance health outcomes. This study proposes a novel human-AI sleep coaching model, combining health coaching by peers and a QA system, and assesses its feasibility and efficacy in improving university students' sleep quality. Methods In a four-week unblinded pilot randomised controlled trial, 59 university students (mean age: 21.9; 64% males) were randomly assigned to the intervention (health coaching and QA system; n = 30) or the control conditions (QA system; n = 29). Outcomes included efficacy of the intervention on sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PSQI), objective and self-reported sleep measures (obtained from Fitbit and sleep diaries) and feasibility of the study procedures and the intervention. Results Analysis revealed no significant differences in sleep quality (PSQI) between intervention and control groups (adjusted mean difference = -0.51, 95% CI: [-1.55-0.77], p = 0.40). The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in Fitbit measures of total sleep time (adjusted mean difference = 32.5, 95% CI: [5.9-59.1], p = 0.02) and time in bed (adjusted mean difference = 32.3, 95% CI: [2.7-61.9], p = 0.03) compared to the control group, although other sleep measures were insignificant. Adherence was high, with the majority of the intervention group attending all health coaching sessions. Most participants completed baseline and post-intervention self-report measures, all diary entries, and consistently wore Fitbits during sleep. Conclusions The proposed model showed improvements in specific sleep measures for university students and the feasibility of the study procedures and intervention. Future research may extend the intervention period to see substantive sleep quality improvements.
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- Jintana Liu
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- University Counselling Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Salesforce AI Research, San Francisco, CA, USA
- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Pienaar PR, Bosma AR, Rae DE, Roden LC, van Mechelen W, Lambert EV, Boot CRL. Barriers and Facilitators to Participation and Key Components of Sleep Health Programs: Perspectives for the Corporate Work Environment. J Occup Environ Med 2024; 66:35-42. [PMID: 37853643 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to explore the barriers and facilitators of participation and key components for sleep health programs designed for corporate work environments. METHODS Semistructured interviews with corporate executives and occupational medicine specialists in the decision making and management of workplace health promotion programs (WHPP) within their companies were held before and during COVID-19. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic content analysis to identify themes. RESULTS Barrier and facilitator themes emerging from the data include sleep health awareness, work culture, work-family balance, and confidentiality. Key components for sleep health programs included the following: identifying the need for a program, incorporating sleep health risk screening to WHPP, and promoting sleep health by raising awareness thereof. CONCLUSIONS The identified barriers and facilitators to employee participation and key components of an ideal sleep health program provide guidance for further WHPP.
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- Paula R Pienaar
- From the Health through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Physiological Sciences Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (P.R.P., D.E.R., L.C.R., W.v.M., E.V.L.); Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (P.R.P., A.R.B., W.v.M., C.R.L.B.); School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom (L.C.R.); Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (W.v.M.); and School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (W.v.M.)
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Dai Y, Liu J. Neighborhood predictors of short sleep duration and bedtime irregularity among children in the United States: results from the 2019-2020 National Survey of Children's Health. World J Pediatr 2024; 20:73-81. [PMID: 36867306 PMCID: PMC9982789 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-023-00694-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Environmental factors may contribute to short sleep duration and irregular bedtime in children. Neighborhood factors and children's sleep duration and bedtime regularity remain a less investigated area. The aim of this study was to investigate the national and state-level proportions of children with short sleep duration and irregular bedtime and their neighborhood predictors. METHODS A total of 67,598 children whose parents completed the National Survey of Children's Health in 2019-2020 were included in the analysis. Survey-weighted Poisson regression was used to explore the neighborhood predictors of children's short sleep duration and irregular bedtime. RESULTS The prevalence of short sleep duration and irregular bedtime among children in the United States (US) was 34.6% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 33.8%-35.4%] and 16.4% (95% CI = 15.6%-17.2%) in 2019-2020, respectively. Safe neighborhoods, supportive neighborhoods, and neighborhoods with amenities were found to be protective factors against children's short sleep duration, with risk ratios ranging between 0.92 and 0.94, P < 0.05. Neighborhoods with detracting elements were associated with an increased risk of short sleep duration [risk ratio (RR) = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.00-1.12] and irregular bedtime (RR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.03-1.28). Child race/ethnicity moderated the relationship between neighborhood with amenities and short sleep duration. CONCLUSIONS Insufficient sleep duration and irregular bedtime were highly prevalent among US children. A favorable neighborhood environment can decrease children's risk of short sleep duration and irregular bedtime. Improving the neighborhood environment has implications for children's sleep health, especially for children from minority racial/ethnic groups.
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- Ying Dai
- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd., Room 426, Claire M. Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6096, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd., Room 426, Claire M. Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6096, USA.
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Breheny M, Ross I, Ladyman C, Signal L, Dew K, Gibson R. "It's Just [Complicated] Sleep": Discourses of Sleep and Aging in the Media. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2023; 63:1591-1601. [PMID: 37191628 PMCID: PMC10724049 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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The media are influential in shaping beliefs and attitudes on aging and health-related behaviors. Sleep is increasingly recognized as a key pillar for healthy aging. However, the role of media representations of sleep is yet to be assessed with regard to discourses of aging. Texts from New Zealand's main free online news source were collated using key words "sleep" together with "aging," "older," "elderly," or "dementia" between 2018 and 2021. Contents of 38 articles were interpreted using critical discourse analysis. Discursive constructions described an inevitable decline of sleep with aging, including impacts of both physiological decline and life stage transitions; sleep's role as both a remedy and risk for ill health and disease; and the simplification of solutions for self-managing sleep juxtaposed alongside recognition of its complexity. The audience of these complex messages is left in the invidious position of both pursuing sleep practices to prevent age-related decline, whilst also being told that sleep degradation is inevitable. This research demonstrates the complexity of media messaging and the fraught options it offers: good sleep as both a reasonable achievement to strive for and as impossibly idealistic. Findings mirror two predominant health identities available to older people, as responsible for resisting aging or as falling into inevitable decline. This reveals additional expectations around appropriate time use and behaviors with aging. More nuanced messaging that goes beyond sleep as a resource for health and waking productivity is recommended. Acknowledging the complexity of sleep, aging, and society could be the starting point of such adaptation.
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- Mary Breheny
- School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Social and Cultural Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Goodman ML, Lee M, Springer A, Schick V, Vaughan E, Markham C, Gitari S, Mukiri F. Sleep disturbance as a precursor to anxiety, depression, and PTSD among rural Kenyans: A cross-lagged panel analysis from a rural Kenyan interventional cohort. J Sleep Res 2023:e14119. [PMID: 38083983 PMCID: PMC11164828 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Sleep quality is essential to biopsychosocial functioning, yet there remains limited longitudinal research on sleep and mental or social well-being within low- or middle-income countries. This study utilised longitudinal cohort data from a community-based empowerment programme in Meru County, Kenya to assess cross-lagged correlations between sleep disturbance, social support, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. Participants (n = 373; 92% women; age range 18-86 years) who reported more sleep disturbance at T1 reported significantly more symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and significantly less social support at T2 (average 11 weeks later), controlling for all within-time correlations across measures, within-measure correlations across time, and sociodemographic background characteristics. The findings are consistent with research across high-income countries, underscoring the need for more contextualised research into sleep behaviours across low- and middle-income countries. The findings may inform interventions to increase mental and social well-being within Kenya.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center – School of Public Health
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- University of Texas Health Science Center – School of Public Health
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- University of Texas Health Science Center – School of Public Health
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Cribbet MR, Furihata R, Sakata M. Editorial: Sleep health: research and intervention perspectives. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1304094. [PMID: 38130288 PMCID: PMC10733513 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1304094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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- Matthew R. Cribbet
- Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
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- Agency for Student Support and Disability Resources, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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Watanabe D, Yoshida T, Watanabe Y, Yamada Y, Miyachi M, Kimura M. Combined Use of Sleep Quality and Duration Is More Closely Associated With Mortality Risk Among Older Adults: A Population-based Kyoto-Kameoka Prospective Cohort Study. J Epidemiol 2023; 33:591-599. [PMID: 36155361 PMCID: PMC10635816 DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20220215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether sleep quality and duration assessed from multiple domains, either individually or in combination, are strongly associated with mortality risk in older adults remains unelucidated. We aimed to clarify these relationships. METHODS We enrolled 7,668 older (age ≥65 years) Japanese adults in the Kyoto-Kameoka prospective cohort study who provided valid responses to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a mail-in survey. Sleep quality and duration were classified into six groups using the previously validated PSQI: short sleep duration (SSD: <360 min/day)/sleep disturbance (SD: ≥5.5 PSQI points), n = 701; SSD/non-sleep disturbance (NSD: <5.5 PSQI points), n = 100; optimal sleep duration (OSD: 360-480 min/day)/NSD, n = 1,863; OSD/SD, n = 2,113; long sleep duration (LSD: >480 min/day)/NSD, n = 1,972; LSD/SD, n = 919. Mortality data were collected from February 15, 2012, to November 30, 2016. We evaluated the relationship between all-cause mortality risk and sleep quality and duration (and their combinations) using a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model that included baseline covariates. RESULTS The median follow-up period was 4.75 years (34,826 person-years), with a total of 616 deaths. After adjusting for confounders, compared with other groups, SSD/SD and LSD/SD had the highest hazard ratio (HR) of mortality (SSD/SD: HR 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-2.19; SSD/NSD: HR 1.27; 95% CI, 0.47-3.48; OSD/NSD: reference; OSD/SD: HR 1.20; 95% CI, 0.91-1.59; LSD/NSD: HR 1.35; 95% CI, 1.03-1.77; LSD/SD: HR 1.83; 95% CI, 1.37-2.45). However, mortality risk was not associated with the interaction between sleep quality and duration. CONCLUSION Older adults with sleep disturbances involving SSD and LSD have a strong positive association with mortality risk, suggesting an additive effect between sleep quality and duration.
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- Daiki Watanabe
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
- Senior Citizen’s Welfare Section, Kameoka City Government, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
- Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Nursing, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
- Laboratory of Applied Health Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Active Health, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Etindele Sosso FA, Torres Silva F, Queiroz Rodrigues R, Carvalho MM, Zoukal S, Zarate GC. Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in Latin American Populations and Its Association with Their Socioeconomic Status-A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7508. [PMID: 38137577 PMCID: PMC10743597 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The worldwide increase in the prevalence and incidence of sleep disturbances represents a major public health issue. Among multiple determinants affecting sleep health, an individual's socioeconomic status (SES) is the most ignored and underestimated throughout the literature. No systematic review on the relation between SES and sleep health has been previously conducted in Latin America. METHODS PRISMA guidelines were used. RESULTS Twenty articles were included in the final sample (all cross-sectional studies), and twelve among them were rated as fair or poor quality. Among these studies, 80.0% (n = 16) were performed in Brazil, 10.0% (n = 2) were performed in Peru, 5.0% (n = 1) were performed in Chile, and 5.0% (n = 1) were multicentric (11 countries). The combined total number of participants was N = 128.455, comprising 3.7% (n = 4693) children, 16.0% (n = 20,586) adolescents, and 80.3% (n = 103,176) adults. The results show the following: (1) The sleep outcomes analyzed were sleep duration, sleep quality/sleep disturbance, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)/sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) symptoms, and bruxism. (2) The most used determinants were income, education level, employment status/occupation, wealth/assets, and composite indices. (3) Higher SES was associated with shorter sleep duration. (4) Lower SES was associated with a decrease in sleep quality, less frequent snoring, more prevalent EDS, and sleep bruxism. (5) Lower education was associated with insomnia. (6) Higher education was associated with more sleep bruxism. (7) The pooled prevalence using a meta-analysis of the random effects model was 24.73% (95%CI, 19.98-30.19), with high heterogeneity (I2 = 100%). (8) The prevalence of sleep disturbances decreased with high education (OR, 0.83; 95%CI, [0.69-0.99]; I2 = 79%), while it increased with low income (OR, 1.26; 95%CI, [1.12-1.42]; I2 = 59%), unemployment (OR, 2.84; 95%CI, [2.14-3.76]; I2 = 0%), and being a housewife (OR, 1.72; 95%CI, [1.19-2.48]; I2 = 55%). DISCUSSION This meta-analysis shows that lower SES (education, income, and work) was associated with sleep disturbances in Latin America. Therefore, sleep disturbance management should be addressed with a multidimensional approach, and a significant investment in targeted public health programs to reduce sleep disparities and support research should be made by the government before the situation becomes uncontrollable.
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- F. A. Etindele Sosso
- Department of Global Health and Ecoepidemiology, Redavi Institute, Montréal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada
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- Pneumonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-508 Vila Real, Portugal; (F.T.S.); (R.Q.R.); (M.M.C.)
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- Pneumonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-508 Vila Real, Portugal; (F.T.S.); (R.Q.R.); (M.M.C.)
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- Pneumonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-508 Vila Real, Portugal; (F.T.S.); (R.Q.R.); (M.M.C.)
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, Casablanca 20250, Morocco;
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Reffi AN, Kalmbach DA, Cheng P, Drake CL. The sleep response to stress: how sleep reactivity can help us prevent insomnia and promote resilience to trauma. J Sleep Res 2023; 32:e13892. [PMID: 37020247 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Sleep reactivity is a predisposition to sleep disturbance during environmental perturbations, pharmacological challenges, or stressful life events. Consequently, individuals with highly reactive sleep systems are prone to insomnia disorder after a stressor, engendering risk of psychopathology and potentially impeding recovery from traumatic stress. Thus, there is tremendous value in ameliorating sleep reactivity to foster a sleep system that is robust to stress exposure, ultimately preventing insomnia and its downstream consequences. We reviewed prospective evidence for sleep reactivity as a predisposition to insomnia since our last review on the topic in 2017. We also reviewed studies investigating pre-trauma sleep reactivity as a predictor of adverse post-traumatic sequelae, and clinical trials that reported the effect of behavioural treatments for insomnia on mitigating sleep reactivity. Most studies measured sleep reactivity via self-report using the Ford Insomnia Response to Stress Test (FIRST), demonstrating high scores on this scale reliably indicate a sleep system with a lower capacity to tolerate stress. Nascent evidence suggests elevated sleep reactivity prior to trauma increases the risk of negative posttraumatic outcomes, namely acute stress disorder, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Lastly, sleep reactivity appears most responsive to behavioural insomnia interventions when delivered early during the acute phase of insomnia. Overall, the literature strongly supports sleep reactivity as a premorbid vulnerability to incident acute insomnia disorder when faced with an array of biopsychosocial stressors. The FIRST identifies individuals at risk of insomnia a priori, thereby guiding early interventions toward this vulnerable population to prevent insomnia and promote resilience to adversity.
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- Anthony N Reffi
- Thomas Roth Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Thomas Roth Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Thomas Roth Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Thomas Roth Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Gillis BT, McWood LM, Brigham EF, Hinnant JB, El-Sheikh M. Family income as a moderator of relations between sleep and physical health during adolescence. Sleep Health 2023; 9:868-875. [PMID: 37914634 PMCID: PMC10841177 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Sleep duration, quality, and consistency are associated with overall physical health in adolescence, yet the effects of sleep on development may be not uniform because both sleep and physical health vary systematically along gradients of family income. To understand "for whom" sleep may be particularly beneficial, the present study tested family income as a moderator of relations between youth sleep and physical health. METHODS Three hundred twenty-three youth (M age=17.39years; 53% female; 41% Black, 59% White) wore wrist actigraphs for 1week at home. Four well-recognized sleep parameters were derived: minutes, efficiency, long wake episodes, and variability in minutes across the week. Parents reported family income, and mothers rated adolescents' physical health. In independent path models, physical health was regressed onto each indicator of sleep, family income, and Sleep × Family Income interactions to test potential moderation effects. RESULTS Associations between sleep and physical health were moderated by family income. Lower sleep efficiency, more long wake episodes, and more variability in sleep minutes were associated with poorer physical health among adolescents from lower-income families. At optimal levels of all sleep variables, income-based differences in physical health were mitigated. Youth from higher-income families tended to have better physical health regardless of their sleep. CONCLUSIONS Findings build evidence that sleep has relations with physical health for low-income youth in particular. Clinicians and other service providers working with youth might benefit from considering the role of sleep in prevention and interventions programs geared toward improving health.
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- Brian T Gillis
- Department of Human Development & Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Human Development & Family Science, North Dakota Stata University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Human Development & Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Human Development & Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Human Development & Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Zarhin D. The pull into wakefulness: How sociocultural categories intersect to shape sleep opportunity and sleep ability in Israel. Sleep Health 2023; 9:852-859. [PMID: 37689504 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Prior studies have documented the existence of sleep disparities between social groups and have proposed possible reasons for these gaps. To extend these empirical findings, the current study elucidates whether and how intersections between sociocultural identities shape the lived experience and management of sleep and sheds light on the social factors that explain within-group heterogeneity. METHODS This article draws on semi-structured interviews with 66 employed Israelis, aged 40-60, conducted between February 2020 and February 2022. Participants were selected using a non-probability purposeful sampling design that sought to include individuals with a wide range of sociodemographic backgrounds in terms of gender, ethnonationality, socioeconomic status, religion, and religiosity as well as the quality of sleep. RESULTS The analysis shows that intersections of gender, socioeconomic status, ethnonationality, religion, and religiosity prompt qualitatively different understandings, experiences, and management of sleep, in a way that affects both sleep opportunity and sleep ability. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to the scholarly understanding of the social determinants of sleep by highlighting the significance of the intersections of sociocultural identities for sleep health and implementing a nuanced socioecological approach to understanding within-group variability. The results call for the design of tailored interventions that consider the sociocultural context.
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- Dana Zarhin
- Department of Sociology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
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Gruszka P, Ganahl K, Stasch N, Burger C, Haberlandt E, Bauer SM. Parental anxiety and depression are associated with adverse mental health in children with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1254277. [PMID: 38074710 PMCID: PMC10699309 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1254277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to restrictions in various areas of life, including social life, work, leisure, health, and education. Vulnerable groups, such as children with special needs and their parents, may be at increased risk of experiencing exacerbated mental health problems during stressful periods such as the COVID-19 lockdowns. Materials and methods Telephone interviews were conducted with 954 parents of children with special needs. We assessed parental levels of generalized anxiety and depression using the validated GAD-7 and PHQ-8 scales. Parents were asked to rate family burden and their worry about the COVID-19 crisis, as well as their children's adverse mental health symptoms and health behaviors. Parents also reported their children's worries about the COVID-19 crisis. We conducted regressions to examine the relationship between parents' mental health problems and their children's adverse mental health symptoms and health behaviors. Qualitative data from open-ended questions were coded thematically and major themes of parental worry about the COVID-19 crisis were identified. Results Parental anxiety and depression symptoms predicted adverse mental health symptoms and behaviors in children with special needs. Criteria for current depression were met by 7.9% of parents of children with special needs, whereas 4.7% of the general population in Vorarlberg met the criteria for current depression according to data from the Austrian Health Interview Survey in 2019. Parental self-ratings of both depression and anxiety were highly correlated. The majority of parents reported being burdened (79.1%) or worried (67.8%) about the COVID-19 crisis. The main themes of parental worry about the COVID-19 crisis included COVID-19 infection (40.6%), economic situation (13.1%), uncertainty (8.4%), lack of social contact with family and friends (8.1%), family health status (7.5%), and school life (7.5%). Discussion Mental health symptoms in parents of children with special needs were strongly associated with increased adverse mental health symptoms and health behaviors in their children. Parents of children with special needs were more likely to be depressed during the COVID-19 pandemic than adults in 2019. We call for additional mental health support to reduce the mental health burden in families with children with special needs.
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- Piotr Gruszka
- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Dornbirn, Dornbirn, Austria
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Zhang Y, Lin CL, Weber KM, Xing J, Peters BA, Sollecito CC, Grassi E, Wiek F, Xue X, Seaberg EC, Gustafson D, Anastos K, Sharma A, Burgess HJ, Burk RD, Qi Q, French AL. Association of Gut Microbiota With Objective Sleep Measures in Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: The IDOze Study. J Infect Dis 2023; 228:1456-1466. [PMID: 37650624 PMCID: PMC10640774 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Poor sleep health is an underrecognized health challenge, especially for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Gut microbiota related to sleep are underinvestigated. METHODS The IDOze microbiota substudy included 190 women (114 with HIV and 76 without HIV). Wrist actigraphy measured total sleep duration, sleep efficiency, number of wake bouts, wake after sleep onset, fragmentation index, and sleep timing. 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified gut microbial genera. Analysis of compositions of microbiomes with bias correction was used to investigate cross-sectional associations between gut microbiota and sleep. Abundances of sleep-related gut microbial genera were compared between women with and without HIV. RESULTS Enrichment of 7 short-chain fatty acid-producing genera (eg, Butyricimonas, Roseburia, and Blautia) was associated with lower fragmentation index. Enrichment of 9 genera (eg, Dorea) was associated with lower sleep efficiency and/or more wake after sleep onset. Enrichment of proinflammatory Acidaminococcus was associated with late sleep midpoint and offset time. These associations were largely consistent regardless of HIV status. The abundance of Butyricimonas was lower among women with HIV compared to those without HIV. CONCLUSIONS Seventeen genera were identified to be associated with sleep continuity or timing. Butyricimonas, a potentially beneficial genus associated with sleep continuity, was less abundant among women with HIV.
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- Yanbo Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Hektoen Institute of Medicine/Cook County Health, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County Health, Chicago, Illinois
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Nielson SA, Kay DB, Dzierzewski JM. Sleep and Depression in Older Adults: A Narrative Review. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2023; 25:643-658. [PMID: 37740851 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-023-01455-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The sleep-depression association has been recognized for decades. Efforts to clarify this association continue at an increasing pace. This review summarizes recent research on the sleep-depression association in older adults. RECENT FINDINGS Research over the past 4 years has utilized cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort, and intervention designs to examine these associations. Short (< 7 h) and long (> 8-9 h) sleep durations and insomnia symptoms are risk factors for depression in older adults. Similarly, short sleep, long sleep, insomnia symptoms, and depression are all risk factors for poorer health in late life, including increased risk of cognitive decline, falls, and poorer quality-of-life. Intervention studies have produced mixed findings, with some studies suggesting that sleep interventions may be potentially effective in improving both insomnia and mood symptoms. Intervention studies incorporating both behavioral and physiological measures of sleep, and larger and diverse samples may enhance the field's understanding of the complex interplay between sleep and mood in older adults.
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- Spencer A Nielson
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- National Sleep Foundation, 2001 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA.
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Gibson R, Abey-Nesbit R, Gander P, Parsons M. Exploring older care recipients' sleep status as a predictor for informal carer distress: evidence from New Zealand's interRAI home care assessment data. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e073524. [PMID: 37879684 PMCID: PMC10603541 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Understanding factors affecting informal carers' well-being is important to support healthy ageing at home. Sleep disturbances of care recipients are increasingly recognised as affecting the well-being of both parties. This research assesses the relationship between indicators of care recipients' sleep status and carer distress, as well as carer distress with subsequent admission to residential aged care, using prospectively collected Home Care International Residential Assessment Instrument (interRAI-HC) assessment data. PARTICIPANTS Data were sourced from 127 832 assessments conducted between 2012 and 2019 for people aged 55 years or older who had support from at least one informal carer. The majority (59.4%) of care recipients were female and 59.1% were defined as having cognitive impairment or dementia (CIoD). SETTING New Zealand. DESIGN Logistic regression modelling was used to assess the independent relationships between indicators of care recipients' sleep status (difficulty sleeping and fatigue) and primary caregivers' distress (feeling overwhelmed or distressed). Kaplan meier curves illustrated the subsequent relationship between caregiver distress and care recipients' transitions to aged residential care. RESULTS Care recipients' sleeping difficulty (32.4%) and moderate-severe fatigue (46.6%) were independently associated with caregiver distress after controlling for key demographic and health factors included in the assessment. Distress was reported by 39.9% of informal caregivers and was three times more likely among those supporting someone with a CIoD. Caregiver distress was significantly associated with care recipients' earlier admission into aged residential care. CONCLUSIONS Indicators of sleep disturbance among care recipients are associated with increased likelihood of carer distress. This has implications for managing the overall home-care situation and long-term care needs, as well as the well-being of both parties. Findings will inform research and development of measures, services and interventions to improve the sleep and waking health of older people, including those with CIoD and family caregivers.
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- Rosemary Gibson
- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Nursing, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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