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Self-reported short sleep duration among US adults by disability status and functional disability type: Results from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Okoro, Catherine A., Courtney-Long, Elizabeth, Cyrus, Alissa C., Zhao, Guixiang, Wheaton, Anne G.·2020·Disability and Health Journal
DOI 10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.100887PMC PMC7527024
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Background Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease and all-cause death. A better understanding of sleep disparities between people with and without disabilities can help inform interventions designed to improve sleep duration among people with disabilities. Objective To examine population-based prevalence estimates of short sleep duration by disability status and disability type among noninstitutionalized adults aged ≥18 years. Methods Data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were used to assess prevalence of short sleep duration among adults without and with disabilities (serious difficulty with cognition, hearing, mobility, or vision; any difficulty with self-care or independent living). Short sleep duration was defined as <7 h per 24-h period. We used log-binomial regression to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) while adjusting for socioeconomic and health-related characteristics. Results Adults with any disability had a higher prevalence of short sleep duration than those without disability (43.8% vs. 31.6%; p < .001). After controlling for selected covariates, short sleep was most prevalent among adults with multiple disabilities (PR 1.40, 95% CI: 1.36-1.43), followed by adults with a single disability type (range: PR 1.13, 95% CI: 1.03-1.24 [for independent living disability] to PR 1.25, 95% CI: 1.21-1.30 [for mobility disability]) compared to adults without disability. Conclusions People with disabilities had a higher likelihood of reporting short sleep duration than those without disabilities. Assessment of sleep duration may be an important component in the provision of medical care to people with disabilities.

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Authors
Okoro, C. A., Courtney-Long, E., Cyrus, A. C., Zhao, G., & Wheaton, A. G.
Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
Okoro, Catherine A.
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Venue
Disability and Health Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-07
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
100887
ISSN
  • 1876-7583 (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-6574
DOI
10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.100887
PMC
PMC7527024
OpenAlex
W3001917032
Cited by
34
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3.87
Type
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Language
en
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  • Disability and health journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
short sleep duration, sleep duration, disability, functional disability, multiple disabilities, mobility impairment, visual impairment, hearing loss, cognitive impairment, sleep disparities, prevalence, adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Persons with Disabilities, Disabled Persons, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Risk Factors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Time Factors, United States, Prevalence, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Young Adult, Self Report, Healthy Volunteers

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