Vera van de Straat1, Piet Bracke. 1. HeDeRa (Health and Demographic Research), Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Korte Meer 5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium, Vera.vandeStraat@UGent.be.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aim to provide insight into the socio-demographic, family-related and socio-economic determinants of sleep problems in European older adults. METHODS: Data from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2011/2012) were used to perform multilevel logistic regression analyses on whether one has been bothered by sleep problems for at least 6 months. The final sample consisted of 54,722 respondents aged 50 and older from 16 countries. RESULTS: Prevalence rates varied from 16.6% in Denmark and Italy to 31.2% in Poland. The odds ratio of 2.014 confirmed a higher likelihood of sleep problems in women. People aged 60-69 (OR 0.898) reported less sleep problems than people between 50 and 59 years old. Finally, marriage compared to divorce and widowhood and having a higher socio-economic status were associated with less sleep problems. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms sleep problems to be quite prevalent in the European older population. Increased awareness of the importance of sleep for health is needed, as well as further cross-national comparative research to explain the existing cross-country variation in sleep problems.
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aim to provide insight into the socio-demographic, family-related and socio-economic determinants of sleep problems in European older adults. METHODS: Data from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2011/2012) were used to perform multilevel logistic regression analyses on whether one has been bothered by sleep problems for at least 6 months. The final sample consisted of 54,722 respondents aged 50 and older from 16 countries. RESULTS: Prevalence rates varied from 16.6% in Denmark and Italy to 31.2% in Poland. The odds ratio of 2.014 confirmed a higher likelihood of sleep problems in women. People aged 60-69 (OR 0.898) reported less sleep problems than people between 50 and 59 years old. Finally, marriage compared to divorce and widowhood and having a higher socio-economic status were associated with less sleep problems. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms sleep problems to be quite prevalent in the European older population. Increased awareness of the importance of sleep for health is needed, as well as further cross-national comparative research to explain the existing cross-country variation in sleep problems.
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