TY - JOUR
T1 - Self report of sleep symptoms in older adults
T2 - Correlates of daytime sleepiness and health
AU - Schmitt, Frederick A.
AU - Phillips, Barbara A.
AU - Cook, Yvette R.
AU - Berry, David T.R.
AU - Wekstein, David R.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Aging
KW - Excessive daytime somnolence
KW - Insomnia
KW - Perceived health
KW - Self- report
KW - Sleep
KW - Snoring
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8650465
AN - SCOPUS:0030045410
VL - 19
SP - 59
EP - 64
IS - 1
ER -