Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Reported fatigue has been identified as a component of frailty. The contribution of nighttime sleep quality (duration and complaints) to fatigue symptoms in community-dwelling older adults has not been evaluated. METHODS: We studied 2264 men and women, aged 75-84 years (mean 77.5 years; standard deviation [SD] 2.9), participating in the Year 5 (2001--2002) clinic visit of the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study. Fatigue was determined using a subscale of the Modified Piper Fatigue Scale (0-50; higher score indicating higher fatigue). Hours of sleep per night, trouble falling asleep, waking up during the night, and waking up too early in the morning were assessed using interviewer-administered questionnaires. RESULTS: The average fatigue score was 17.7 (SD 8.4). In multivariate models, women had a 3.8% higher fatigue score than men did. Individuals who slept < or = 6 hours/night had a 4.3% higher fatigue score than did those who slept 7 hours/night. Individuals with complaints of awakening too early in the morning had a 5.5% higher fatigue score than did those without these complaints. These associations remained significant after multivariate adjustment for multiple medical conditions. CONCLUSION: The association between self-reported short sleep duration (< or = 6 hours), and waking up too early and fatigue symptoms suggests that better and more effective management of sleep behaviors may help reduce fatigue in older adults.
Authors: S. E. Goldman, S. Ancoli-Israel, R. Boudreau, J. A. Cauley, M. Hall, K. L. Stone, S. M. Rubin, S. Satterfield, E. M. Simonsick, A. B. Newman, for the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
Institutions: Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of California San Diego, University of Pittsburgh, California Pacific Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G100949702, Cognitive Benefits of Treating Sleep Apnea in Dementia, G186217851, G32240079, G330840271, G3332909836, FATIGUE, SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN BREAST CANCER, G568820375, G581554933, Contributions of sleep/rhythms/fatigue to "chemobrain", G670738241, G861947890, G9000309036, G9000346476, Training in the Epidemiology of Aging
OpenAlex ID: W2114456528