OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether sleep disturbances vary along a continuum of functional limitations in a large nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS: Using 2014-2015 National Health Interview Survey data (n = 33,424), we considered associations between each of 5 sleep disturbance measures (duration, trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, use of sleep medications, waking rested) and Functional Limitations Index score, which distinguishes among adults with little-or-no (least-limited), moderate (somewhat-limited), and high functional limitations (most-limited). RESULTS: Somewhat-limited and most-limited respondents reported significantly worse sleep health for all sleep disturbance measures than people with little-or-no limitations, even controlling for body mass index, psychological distress, and 14 health indicators. CONCLUSIONS: People with significant self-reported limitations in physical functioning, independent of specific disabilities or disabling condition, report more sleep disturbances. Clinicians may want to evaluate the sleep health of patients with functional limitations.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether sleep disturbances vary along a continuum of functional limitations in a large nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS: Using 2014-2015 National Health Interview Survey data (n = 33,424), we considered associations between each of 5 sleep disturbance measures (duration, trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, use of sleep medications, waking rested) and Functional Limitations Index score, which distinguishes among adults with little-or-no (least-limited), moderate (somewhat-limited), and high functional limitations (most-limited). RESULTS: Somewhat-limited and most-limited respondents reported significantly worse sleep health for all sleep disturbance measures than people with little-or-no limitations, even controlling for body mass index, psychological distress, and 14 health indicators. CONCLUSIONS: People with significant self-reported limitations in physical functioning, independent of specific disabilities or disabling condition, report more sleep disturbances. Clinicians may want to evaluate the sleep health of patients with functional limitations.
Authors: Andrew D R Surtees; Chris Oliver; Chris A Jones; David L Evans; Caroline Richards Journal: Sleep Med Rev Date: 2017-11-28 Impact factor: 11.609
Authors: Marcela Z Campanini; Arthur E Mesas; Jose Antonio Carnicero-Carreño; Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo; Esther Lopez-Garcia Journal: Aging Dis Date: 2019-06-01 Impact factor: 6.745