Self report of sleep symptoms in older adults : correlates of daytime sleepiness and health

Sleep problems in the healthy elderly were studied in 628 community-dwelling older adults. Self-report of daytime sleepiness in this group was evaluated. Self-reported snoring was significantly associated with reports of daytime sleepiness (p < 0.001), and reported health showed significant assoc...

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Published in:Sleep (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1996, Vol.19 (1), p.59-64
Main Authors: SCHMITT, F. A, PHILLIPS, B. A, COOK, Y. R, BERRY, D. T. R, WEKSTEIN, D. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Biological and medical sciences
Health Status
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Narcolepsy
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Self-Assessment
Sex Factors
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Sleep, REM
Snoring - etiology
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:Sleep problems in the healthy elderly were studied in 628 community-dwelling older adults. Self-report of daytime sleepiness in this group was evaluated. Self-reported snoring was significantly associated with reports of daytime sleepiness (p < 0.001), and reported health showed significant associations with age group (p < 0.001), reports of breathing problems (p < 0.001), and reports of excessive daytime sleepiness (p < 0.01). The data strongly support the impact of sleep-related factors on self-perceptions of health in community dwelling older adults. Even as a subjective self-report measure, snoring readily predicts self-reported problems with daytime sleepiness.
ISSN:0161-8105
1550-9109
1550-9109
DOI:10.1093/sleep/19.1.59