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| Use of sleeping medication and quality of life among older women who report sleeping difficulty | | Author(s) | Syed Hasan, Julie E Byles, Gita Mishra |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20.1, March 2001 |
| Pages | pp 29-35 |
| Keywords | Sleep disorders ; Older women ; Drugs ; Quality of life ; Cross sectional surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | 12,624 women aged 70-75 participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health (ALSWH) provided data for an analysis of sleeping difficulties and medication. 50% reported sleeping difficulty "never" or "rarely". Women reporting sleeping difficulty "sometimes" (33%) were over five times more likely to use sleeping medications than those reporting never or rarely experiencing problems. Those reporting difficulty "often" (18%) were more than 15 times likely to be using sleep medications. Mean scores for sub-scales of the SF-36 health-related quality of life measures were significantly lower for women reporting reporting sleeping difficulty and women using sleeping medication. Similarly, there was an inverse relationship between the SF-36 physical and mental health summary scores and difficulty sleeping or sleeping medication use. Self-reported sleeping difficulty is significantly related to reduced quality of life, suggesting sleeping difficulty is not a benign complaint. However, while this association is statistically and clinically significant, it is not clear whether sleeping difficulty reduces quality of life, or whether quality of life interferes with sleep, or whether both results from other associated conditions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010424205 A |
| Classmark | CTS: BD: LLD: F:59: 3KB: 7YA |
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