Dayna A Johnson1, Lisa J Meltzer2, Talan Zhang3, Mei Lu3, Andrea E Cassidy-Bushrow3, Stephanie Stokes-Buzzelli4, Elizabeth Duffy5, Brittany McKinnon3, Prashant Mahajan5, Susan Redline6, Christine Lm Joseph3. 1. Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115. Electronic address: djohnson@research.bwh.harvard.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206. 3. Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Pl, Detroit, MI 48202. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202. 5. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48109. 6. Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Insufficient sleep is common among caregivers and is associated with worse health outcomes; however, the contributors to poor sleep among caregivers are unknown. We investigated the cross-sectional association between socioeconomic status (SES), psychosocial stressors, and sleep among caregivers. METHODS: Caregivers (n=98) of teenagers with asthma self-reported sleep duration (hours), sleep quality (very good to very bad), education (<high school to college graduate), income ($15,000 to $50,000), and psychosocial stressors (stress, worry, social support, depressive symptoms, nightly awakenings due to caregiving). Logistic and linear regression models were performed to study the association of between SES, psychosocial stressors, and sleep, adjusting for possible confounders. RESULTS: Caregivers on average were 45.5 years, female (89%), and African American (90%). Average sleep duration was 5.9 hours (standard deviation: 1.5), 72% reported short sleep (<7 hours), and 65% reported "fairly bad or very bad" sleep quality. After adjustment for covariates, caregivers with greater social support had a 44% (95% confidence interval: 0.32, 0.98) lower odds of short sleep duration and slept 20.0 minutes (3.09, 37) longer on average. Greater depressive symptoms were associated with a 26% (1.11, 1.44) higher odds of short sleep and sleeping on average 6.08 minutes (-8.67, -3.49) less at night. SES and other psychosocial stressors were not associated with sleep. CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers had a high prevalence of short and poor quality sleep. Depressive symptoms were associated with shorter sleep, whereas social support was associated with longer sleep. Identifying factors that mitigate the effect of psychosocial stressors on sleep is warranted.
OBJECTIVE:Insufficient sleep is common among caregivers and is associated with worse health outcomes; however, the contributors to poor sleep among caregivers are unknown. We investigated the cross-sectional association between socioeconomic status (SES), psychosocial stressors, and sleep among caregivers. METHODS: Caregivers (n=98) of teenagers with asthma self-reported sleep duration (hours), sleep quality (very good to very bad), education (<high school to college graduate), income ($15,000 to $50,000), and psychosocial stressors (stress, worry, social support, depressive symptoms, nightly awakenings due to caregiving). Logistic and linear regression models were performed to study the association of between SES, psychosocial stressors, and sleep, adjusting for possible confounders. RESULTS: Caregivers on average were 45.5 years, female (89%), and African American (90%). Average sleep duration was 5.9 hours (standard deviation: 1.5), 72% reported short sleep (<7 hours), and 65% reported "fairly bad or very bad" sleep quality. After adjustment for covariates, caregivers with greater social support had a 44% (95% confidence interval: 0.32, 0.98) lower odds of short sleep duration and slept 20.0 minutes (3.09, 37) longer on average. Greater depressive symptoms were associated with a 26% (1.11, 1.44) higher odds of short sleep and sleeping on average 6.08 minutes (-8.67, -3.49) less at night. SES and other psychosocial stressors were not associated with sleep. CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers had a high prevalence of short and poor quality sleep. Depressive symptoms were associated with shorter sleep, whereas social support was associated with longer sleep. Identifying factors that mitigate the effect of psychosocial stressors on sleep is warranted.
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