David A Kalmbach1, Deirdre A Conroy1, Hayley Falk2, Vani Rao3, Durga Roy3, Matthew E Peters3, Timothy E Van Meter4, Frederick K Korley2. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI. 2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 4. Program for Neurological Diseases, ImmunArray, Inc., Richmond, VA.
Abstract
Study Objectives: While disruptions in sleep are common after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), the longitudinal relationships between sleep problems and global functioning after injury are poorly understood. Here, we prospectively investigate risk for functional impairment during the first 6 months of TBI recovery based on sleep onset insomnia symptoms and short sleep. Methods: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) at Johns Hopkins Hospital within 24 hours of head injury and evaluated for TBI were eligible for our study. Demographic and injury-related information were collected in the ED. Patients then completed in-person surveys and phone interviews to provide follow-up data on global functioning, sleep, and depressive symptoms at 1, 3, and 6 months post-injury. A total of 238 patients provided sufficient data for analysis, and hypotheses were tested using mixed effects modeling. Results: Sleep quality and global functioning improved over the 6 months of TBI recovery, but patients were at increased risk for functional impairment when sleeping poorly (odds ratio [OR] = 7.69, p < .001). Sleep onset insomnia symptoms and short sleep both independently corresponded to poor global functioning. Functional impairment was highest among those with both insomnia and short sleep (43%-79%) compared to good sleepers (15%-25%) and those with short sleep (29%-33%) or insomnia alone (33%-64%). A bidirectional relationship between sleep quality and functioning was observed. Conclusions: Functionally impaired patients diagnosed predominantly with mild TBI exhibit high rates of insomnia and short sleep, which may impede TBI recovery. Monitoring sleep after head injury may identify patients with poor prognoses and allow for early intervention to improve functional outcomes.
Study Objectives: While disruptions in sleep are common after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), the longitudinal relationships between sleep problems and global functioning after injury are poorly understood. Here, we prospectively investigate risk for functional impairment during the first 6 months of TBI recovery based on sleep onset insomnia symptoms and short sleep. Methods:Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) at Johns Hopkins Hospital within 24 hours of head injury and evaluated for TBI were eligible for our study. Demographic and injury-related information were collected in the ED. Patients then completed in-person surveys and phone interviews to provide follow-up data on global functioning, sleep, and depressive symptoms at 1, 3, and 6 months post-injury. A total of 238 patients provided sufficient data for analysis, and hypotheses were tested using mixed effects modeling. Results: Sleep quality and global functioning improved over the 6 months of TBI recovery, but patients were at increased risk for functional impairment when sleeping poorly (odds ratio [OR] = 7.69, p < .001). Sleep onset insomnia symptoms and short sleep both independently corresponded to poor global functioning. Functional impairment was highest among those with both insomnia and short sleep (43%-79%) compared to good sleepers (15%-25%) and those with short sleep (29%-33%) or insomnia alone (33%-64%). A bidirectional relationship between sleep quality and functioning was observed. Conclusions: Functionally impaired patients diagnosed predominantly with mild TBI exhibit high rates of insomnia and short sleep, which may impede TBI recovery. Monitoring sleep after head injury may identify patients with poor prognoses and allow for early intervention to improve functional outcomes.
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