How anxiety and depression mediate the link between sleep quality and health perception during crisis periods.

ABSTRACT: During crisis periods, understanding the impact of sleep quality on self-rated health becomes crucial. However, the role of anxiety and depression as potential mediators in this relationship remains insufficiently explored. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the association of sleep quality with self-rated health, and mediation by anxiety and depression. This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted with 1762 adults from October to December 2020 in the Iron Quadrilateral region of Brazil. The exposure variable was poor sleep quality, as measured by the PSQI. The outcome was self-rated health. The mediators tested were anxiety and depression, which were evaluated using symptoms, medical diagnoses, and the use of drugs. To test the mediators' factors, the Karlson-Holm-Breen m

SUBMITTER: de Menezes-Junior LAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature