Same sleep disorder but different sleep patterns: individual differences in sleep health and depressive symptomatology in veterans with obstructive sleep apnea

Purpose Poor sleep health, a composite measure of key sleep characteristics, may relate to increased depressive symptoms among individuals treated for obstructive sleep apnea. The current investigation examined the association between sleep health and depressive symptomatology. Methods In a pilot sa...

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Published inSleep & breathing Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 1431 - 1435
Main Authors Thomas, Mark C., Buysse, Daniel J., Soreca, Isabella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Actigraphy
Adult
Aged
Apnea
Comorbidity
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Dentistry
Depression - psychology
Efficiency
Female
Generalized linear models
Humans
Individuality
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neurology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Pilot Projects
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Psychiatrics • Short Communication
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - psychology
Sleep disorders
Veterans - psychology
Sleep health
Depressive symptoms
Multidimensional sleep health
Obstructive sleep apnea
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Summary:Purpose Poor sleep health, a composite measure of key sleep characteristics, may relate to increased depressive symptoms among individuals treated for obstructive sleep apnea. The current investigation examined the association between sleep health and depressive symptomatology. Methods In a pilot sample of 13 symptomatic OSA military Veterans with adequate CPAP adherence (mean age = 54.8, 76.9% male, 100% White), empirically validated cutoffs were applied to actigraphy-derived sleep variables: duration, efficiency, timing, and regularity. Results Participants with zero optimal sleep scores had significantly higher depressive scores ( M  = 19.0, SD  = 3.0) than participants with 1 or 2 ( M  = 9.8. SD  = 4.3, p  = .016) and 3 or more optimal sleep scores ( M  = 11.3, SD  = 4.9, p  = .038). Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that better sleep health was associated with lower depressive symptomatology. Future work should replicate these preliminary findings in a larger sample.
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ISSN:1520-9512
1522-1709
1522-1709
DOI:10.1007/s11325-024-03007-2