Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing awareness exists that lack of activity engagement is associated with insomnia symptoms. However, the majority of studies have focused on the association between a single type of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study examining the relationships among different types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults. The sample for this study included 3321 older adults who responded to survey modules on activity engagement and insomnia symptoms in 2016. Activity engagement was measured using items for three types of activities (i.e., social, cognitive, and physical) validated in this study. Insomnia symptoms were measured using four item

SUBMITTER: Kim DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847011 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature