The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men

Mental health and sleep are intricately linked. This study characterized associations of psychological distress with short (≤6 hours) and long (≥9 hours) sleep duration among adults aged ≥18 years. 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (n=36,859) from Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Tenn...

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Main Authors: Timothy J. Cunningham, Anne G. Wheaton, Wayne H. Giles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Sleep Disorders
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/172064
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spelling doaj-88963b7e3b6d4398affcef79462bdb332020-11-24T21:41:07ZengHindawi LimitedSleep Disorders2090-35452090-35532015-01-01201510.1155/2015/172064172064The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and MenTimothy J. Cunningham0Anne G. Wheaton1Wayne H. Giles2Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USADivision of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USADivision of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USAMental health and sleep are intricately linked. This study characterized associations of psychological distress with short (≤6 hours) and long (≥9 hours) sleep duration among adults aged ≥18 years. 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (n=36,859) from Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Tennessee, and Washington included the Kessler 6 (K6) scale, which has been psychometrically validated for measuring severe psychological distress (SPD); three specifications were evaluated. Overall, 4.0% of adults reported SPD, 33.9% reported short sleep, and 7.8% reported long sleep. After adjustment, adults with SPD had 1.58 (95% CI: 1.45, 1.72) and 1.39 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.79) times higher probability of reporting short and long sleep duration, respectively. Using an ordinal measure showed a dose-response association with prevalence ratios of 1.00, 1.16, 1.38, 1.67, and 2.11 for short sleep duration. Each additional point added to the K6 scale was associated with 1.08 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.10) and 1.02 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.03) times higher probability of reporting short and long sleep duration, respectively. Some results were statistically different by gender. Any psychological distress, not only SPD, was associated with a higher probability of short sleep duration but not long sleep duration. These findings highlight the need for interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/172064
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The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
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title The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
title_short The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
title_full The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
title_fullStr The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
title_full_unstemmed The Association between Psychological Distress and Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men
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description Mental health and sleep are intricately linked. This study characterized associations of psychological distress with short (≤6 hours) and long (≥9 hours) sleep duration among adults aged ≥18 years. 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (n=36,859) from Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Tennessee, and Washington included the Kessler 6 (K6) scale, which has been psychometrically validated for measuring severe psychological distress (SPD); three specifications were evaluated. Overall, 4.0% of adults reported SPD, 33.9% reported short sleep, and 7.8% reported long sleep. After adjustment, adults with SPD had 1.58 (95% CI: 1.45, 1.72) and 1.39 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.79) times higher probability of reporting short and long sleep duration, respectively. Using an ordinal measure showed a dose-response association with prevalence ratios of 1.00, 1.16, 1.38, 1.67, and 2.11 for short sleep duration. Each additional point added to the K6 scale was associated with 1.08 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.10) and 1.02 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.03) times higher probability of reporting short and long sleep duration, respectively. Some results were statistically different by gender. Any psychological distress, not only SPD, was associated with a higher probability of short sleep duration but not long sleep duration. These findings highlight the need for interventions.
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