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March 31, 2016SLEEPOpen Access

Sleep Disturbances and Depression in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

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Why the study?

Are sleep disturbances associated with depression in middle-aged and older adults?

Population

1,784 adults, 36.8% non-Hispanic Whites, 28.0% African Americans, 23.7% Hispanics, 11.5% Chinese, and 46.0%…

Comparison

Objectively and subjectively measured sleep… vs Absence of sleep disturbances

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

CACarmela AlcántaraMBMary L. BiggsKDKarina W. Davidson

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Overview

May inform integrated screening in older adults; hypothesis-generating for causality and interventions in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

Are sleep disturbances associated with depression in middle-aged and older adults?

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Population
1,784 adults (ages 54-93 y), 36.8% non-Hispanic Whites, 28.0% African Americans, 23.7% Hispanics, 11.5% Chinese, and 46.0% males from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Sleep Study.
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Intervention
Objectively and subjectively measured sleep disturbances (assessed with actigraphy, polysomnography, and self-report)
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Comparator
Absence of sleep disturbances
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Outcome
Depression (assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression [CES-D] scale score ≥ 16)patient reported

In a diverse cohort of middle-aged and older adults, multiple objective and subjective sleep disturbances were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of depression.

Cite This Study

Alcántara et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1060a25725bbd5cc60ecbehttps://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.5654
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