Fear of sleep in first responders: associations with trauma types, psychopathology, and sleep disturbances.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Fear of sleep contributes to insomnia in some individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but remains uncharacterized in first responders, a population with high rates of insomnia and PTSD. We evaluated the clinical relevance of fear of sleep in first responders by (1) examining its relationship with trauma types and clinical symptoms and (2) assessing differences in fear of sleep severity between those reporting provisional PTSD, insomnia, or both.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 242 first responders across the United States (59.2% male, 86.4% white, 56.2% law enforcement officers, 98.7% active duty, and M_{years of service} = 17). Participants completed the Fear of Sleep Inventory-Short Form and measures of trauma history, psych

SUBMITTER: Reffi AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718811 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature