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Short self-reported sleep duration among caregivers and non-caregivers in 2016
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10 2020
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Source: Sleep Health. 6(5):651-656
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Alternative Title:Sleep Health
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Description:Introduction
Caregiving, providing regular care or assistance to family members or friends with health problems or disabilities, may affect caregivers’ sleep. This study examined self-reported short sleep duration by caregiving status among US adults.
Methods
Data from 114,496 respondents aged ≥18 years in 19 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed. Prevalence of short sleep duration (<7 hours per 24-hour period) by caregiving status was calculated, and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were derived from a multivariable logistic regression model with adjustment for potential covariates.
Results
Nearly 1 out of 5 adults reported caregiving within the past month. A higher prevalence of short sleep duration was reported among caregivers (39.5%) than among non-caregivers (34.2%, adjusted PR [95% CI]=1.12 [1.06–1.19]). Caregivers who reported prolonged caregiving (≥5 years) reported a higher prevalence of short sleep duration than those with <2 years of caregiving. Similarly, caregivers who provided 20–39 hours of caregiving per week reported a higher prevalence of short sleep duration than those with <20 hours caregiving per week.
Conclusions
Caregivers had a higher prevalence of short sleep duration than non-caregivers. Providing information and community-based resources and supports for caregiving may minimize caregiver stress and improve sleep particularly for those with prolonged or more intense caregiving.
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Pubmed ID:32331864
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8630996
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