Clinical characteristics and medication use patterns of middle-aged and older adults with sleep apnea with and without comorbid insomnia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) is a prevalent clinical syndrome. We characterized differences in characteristics and medication use patterns between participants with COMISA and those with sleep apnea alone.

Methods

Data used came from 2018 Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative cohort study of U.S. middle-aged and older adults. Participants were asked if "a doctor had ever told them they have a sleep disorder" and which disorder. They also reported frequency of insomnia symptoms (i.e., "falling asleep," "waking during the night," "waking too early,") and how often they "felt rested in the morning." We tested differences in demographic and clinical characteristics as well as medication use between participants with COMISA vs. those with

SUBMITTER: Tseng CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12227114 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature