What types of insomnia relate to anxiety and depressive symptoms in late life?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptoms of insomnia are associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults, yet less is known about the relation of specific forms of insomnia (i.e., onset, maintenance, and terminal insomnia) with these symptoms. This study explored how insomnia types related to symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults. It was hypothesized that onset and maintenance insomnia would have stronger relations to anxiety and depressive symptoms than terminal insomnia.

Methods

One-hundred thirty-three older adults (mean age 69, age range 65-89) were recruited using Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Participants completed the Insomnia Severity Index, Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory-Short Form.

Results

Regression analyses th

SUBMITTER: Bolstad CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature