Dynamic daily associations between insomnia symptoms and alcohol use in adults with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with chronic pain are at risk for sleep disruption and heavy alcohol use, yet the daily associations between these behaviours are not well characterized. This study aimed to determine the extent to which alcohol use affects insomnia symptoms and vice versa in adults reporting symptoms of chronic pain. Participants were 73 individuals (93% women) reporting alcohol use in addition to symptoms of insomnia and chronic pain. They completed daily diaries assessing insomnia symptoms and alcohol use for 14 days. Multilevel modelling was used to evaluate the bidirectional associations between alcohol use and insomnia symptoms at the daily level. Consistent with laboratory-based research, alcohol use was associated with decreased sleep-onset latency the same night but increased sleep-ons

SUBMITTER: Miller MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862719 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature