Beyond single sleep measures: A composite measure of sleep health and its associations with psychological and physical well-being in adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Sleep is important for many functions including body and mind restoration. Studies report the association of sleep with stress and physical deterioration, often focusing only on sleep duration; yet, sleep health needs to be understood by multiple dimensions to comprehensively capture its impact on well-being.

Objective

This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of multidimensional sleep health with perceived stress and chronic physical conditions.

Methods

We used a sample of 441 adults (M age = 57 years) who participated in the biomarker project of the Midlife in the United States Study. Participants provided self-report and actigraphy sleep data in 2004-2009 (T1). We created a composite score of sleep health (Range = 0-6; higher indic

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature