Factors associated with poor sleep during menopause: results from the Midlife Women's Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor sleep is one of the most common problems reported during menopause, and is known to vary throughout the menopause transition. The objective of this study was to describe the dynamics of poor sleep among participants of the Midlife Women's Health Study and to identify risk factors associated with poor sleep during the menopausal transition.

Methods

Annual responses to surveys that included questions about the frequency of sleep disturbances and insomnia were analyzed to determine the likelihood of persistent poor sleep throughout the menopausal transition and the correlation of responses to the different sleep-related questions, including frequency of restless sleep during the first year of the study. Responses to questions about a large number of potential ri

SUBMITTER: Smith RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918428 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature