Junhong Yu1,2,3, Iris Rawtaer1, Johnson Fam1, Min-Jun Jiang4, Lei Feng4, Ee Heok Kua1,4, Rathi Mahendran1,4. 1. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore. 2. Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Hong Kong, China. 3. Institute of Clinical Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 4. Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research looking at the association between sleep and psychiatric symptoms in elderly Asian populations is lacking. The present study examines the sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in a sample of cognitively healthy older adults. METHODS: The Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were administered to a community sample of elderly participants (n = 107; 81 women; Mage = 71.3 years, SD = 5.7) RESULTS: Geriatric Depression Scale and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are both significantly correlated with sleep disturbance. Geriatric Depression Scale scores are uniquely associated with daytime dysfunction, and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are uniquely associated with perceived sleep quality, sleep latency, and global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. CONCLUSIONS: Depression and anxiety in a cohort of elderly Asian subjects are associated with a number of sleep-related issues; both are related to a somewhat different profile of sleep problems.
BACKGROUND: Research looking at the association between sleep and psychiatric symptoms in elderly Asian populations is lacking. The present study examines the sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in a sample of cognitively healthy older adults. METHODS: The Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were administered to a community sample of elderly participants (n = 107; 81 women; Mage = 71.3 years, SD = 5.7) RESULTS: Geriatric Depression Scale and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are both significantly correlated with sleep disturbance. Geriatric Depression Scale scores are uniquely associated with daytime dysfunction, and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are uniquely associated with perceived sleep quality, sleep latency, and global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. CONCLUSIONS:Depression and anxiety in a cohort of elderly Asian subjects are associated with a number of sleep-related issues; both are related to a somewhat different profile of sleep problems.
Authors: Minxuan Huang; Donald L Bliwise; Martica H Hall; Dayna A Johnson; Richard P Sloan; Amit Shah; Jack Goldberg; Yi-An Ko; Nancy Murrah; Oleksiy M Levantsevych; Lucy Shallenberger; Rami Abdulbagki; J Douglas Bremner; Viola Vaccarino Journal: Ann Behav Med Date: 2022-03-01