Anxiety, Insomnia, and Napping Predict Poorer Sleep Quality in an Autistic Adult Population.

ABSTRACT: Autistic adults have a high prevalence of sleep problems and psychiatric conditions. In the general population sleep problems have been associated with a range of demographic and lifestyle factors. Whether the same factors contribute to different types of disturbed sleep experienced by autistic adults is unknown and served as the main aim of this study. An online survey was conducted with 493 autistic adults. Demographic information (e.g., age, gender), about lifestyle (e.g., napping), and information about comorbid conditions was collected. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep quality and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was used to assess daytime somnolence. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to examine predictors of each subscale score on the

SUBMITTER: Sullivan EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8469045 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature