Abstract
Objective: To examine the association between subjective sleep inadequacy and self-rated health in a sample of 244 homeless adults. Methods: Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess associations among 4 sleep inadequacy items (days of inadequate rest or sleep, hours of sleep, days unintentionally falling asleep during daytime, and snoring) and self-rated health in analyses adjusted for age, sex, race, education, lifetime homelessness, lifetime serious mental illness, and current depression. Results: Days of inadequate rest or sleep, fewer hours of sleep, and days unintentionally falling asleep were each significantly associated with higher odds of poor/fair self-rated health. Conclusion: Because both inadequate sleep and poor self-rated health independently predict mortality, interventions targeting sleep quality among homeless adults are needed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 14-21 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American journal of health behavior |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Homelessness
- Self-rated health
- Sleep inadequacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health