Journal
PSYCHOGERIATRICS
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 191-195Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12138
Keywords
anxiety; Asia; depression; elderly population; sleep problems
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- Training and Research Academy at Jurong Point
- Presbyterian Community Services
- Alice Lim Memorial Fund
- NUS Virtual Institute for the Study of Aging
- Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
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Background: Research looking at the association between sleep and psychiatric symptoms in elderly Asian populations is lacking. The present study examines the sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in a sample of cognitively healthy older adults. Methods: The Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were administered to a community sample of elderly participants (n = 107; 81 women; M-age = 71.3 years, SD = 5.7) Results: Geriatric Depression Scale and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are both significantly correlated with sleep disturbance. Geriatric Depression Scale scores are uniquely associated with daytime dysfunction, and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory scores are uniquely associated with perceived sleep quality, sleep latency, and global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. Conclusions: Depression and anxiety in a cohort of elderly Asian subjects are associated with a number of sleep-related issues; both are related to a somewhat different profile of sleep problems.
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