TY - JOUR
T1 - Insomnia
T2 - Prevalence and its impact on excessive daytime sleepiness and psychological well-being in the adult Taiwanese population
AU - Kao, Ching Chiu
AU - Huang, Chun Jen
AU - Wang, Mei Yeh
AU - Tsai, Pei-Shan
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Objectives: This study examined the national age- and sex-specific prevalence rates of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), the associations of insomnia symptoms with daytime consequences, and the impact of insomnia on EDS and psychological well-being. Methods: Data of 36,743 men and women aged 18 years and above from the 2005 Survey of Social Development Trends-Health Security in Taiwan were analyzed. Results: Over 25% of the Taiwanese adults experienced insomnia. Difficulty initiating sleep (14.6%) was the most common type of insomnia, followed by early morning awakening (13.9%) and difficulty maintaining sleep (13.4%). The risk of EDS was three times as high for individuals with insomnia as for those without (95% confidence interval of odds ratio: 2.77-3.71). Insomnia status predicted poor psychological well-being even after controlling for sociodemographic factors and health status. Conclusions: Taiwanese adults had a high prevalence of insomnia. Insomnia contributed at least partially to an individual's psychological well-being.
AB - Objectives: This study examined the national age- and sex-specific prevalence rates of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), the associations of insomnia symptoms with daytime consequences, and the impact of insomnia on EDS and psychological well-being. Methods: Data of 36,743 men and women aged 18 years and above from the 2005 Survey of Social Development Trends-Health Security in Taiwan were analyzed. Results: Over 25% of the Taiwanese adults experienced insomnia. Difficulty initiating sleep (14.6%) was the most common type of insomnia, followed by early morning awakening (13.9%) and difficulty maintaining sleep (13.4%). The risk of EDS was three times as high for individuals with insomnia as for those without (95% confidence interval of odds ratio: 2.77-3.71). Insomnia status predicted poor psychological well-being even after controlling for sociodemographic factors and health status. Conclusions: Taiwanese adults had a high prevalence of insomnia. Insomnia contributed at least partially to an individual's psychological well-being.
KW - Difficulty initiating sleep
KW - Difficulty maintaining sleep
KW - Early morning awakening
KW - Excessive daytime sleepiness
KW - Insomnia
KW - Psychological well-being
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U2 - 10.1007/s11136-008-9383-9
DO - 10.1007/s11136-008-9383-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 18752042
AN - SCOPUS:52449101860
SN - 0962-9343
VL - 17
SP - 1073
EP - 1080
JO - Quality of Life Research
JF - Quality of Life Research
IS - 8
ER -