Examining Daily Associations Among Sleep, Stress, and Blood Pressure Across Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep can have consequential effects on people's health and well-being, and these effects may vary among younger and older adults.

Purpose

The goal of the present study was to investigate how sleep relates to physiologic and stress responses in daily life across adulthood.

Methods

We used an Ecological Momentary Assessment method in a large sample of participants (N = 4,359; Mage = 46.75, SD = 12.39; 69.30% male, 29.85% female) who completed morning sleep diaries, reported subjective stress, and recorded their heart rate and blood pressure for 21 days. Sleep was assessed with self-reports of duration, efficiency, and quality.

Results

Using multilevel modeling, between-person analyses showed that sleep duration, efficiency, and quality were negatively

SUBMITTER: Newman DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10205140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature