Journal article
Gender, self-reported depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance among older community-dwelling persons
Journal of psychosomatic research, Vol.43(5), pp.513-527
1997
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00117-7
PMID: 9394268
Abstract
The purposes of this report are: (1) to investigate the association between sleep disturbances and depressive symptomatology in older adults; (2) to evaluate the degree to which gender serves to mediate this relationship; and (3) to determine whether several predefined covariates help to explain the association between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms. This is a retrospective and cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from 485 elderly adults enrolled in three of the eight clinical sites participating in the Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques (FICSIT) trials. FICSIT was a linked series of randomized clinical trials which evaluated the impact of various exercise interventions on several measures of frailty in older adults. Women reported more depressive symptoms and more sleep disturbances than men. Sleep disturbances were independently associated with depressive symptoms, bodily pain, a history of falling, limited education, being married, and being female. Gender interactions suggest that, although women reported more depressive symptoms and more chronic health conditions than men, both may be more important predictors of sleep disturbance in men. By contrast, being married may be more predictive in women. Finally, the data suggest a stronger relationship between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms in men than in women.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Gender, self-reported depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance among older community-dwelling persons
- Creators
- Kenneth B. Schechtman - Washington University in St. LouisNancy G. Kutner - Emory UniversityRobert B. Wallace - University of IowaDavid M. Buchner - University of WashingtonMarcia G. Ory - National Institutes of HealthFICSIT group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of psychosomatic research, Vol.43(5), pp.513-527
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00117-7
- PMID
- 9394268
- NLM abbreviation
- J Psychosom Res
- ISSN
- 0022-3999
- eISSN
- 1879-1360
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1997
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363619302771
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