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Title: Sleep and mental health among unpaid caregivers of children, adults, and both: United States, 2022.
Austin Authors: Czeisler, Mark É;Weaver, Matthew D;Robbins, Rebecca;Barger, Laura K;Varma, Prerna;Quan, Stuart F;Lane, Rashon I;Howard, Mark E ;Rajaratnam, Shantha M W;Czeisler, Charles A
Affiliation: Francis Weld Peabody Society, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Sutter Health, Sacramento, California, USA.
Issue Date: 26-Sep-2023
Date: 2023
Publication information: Sleep health 2024-02; 10(1S)
Abstract: We sought to characterize sleep and mental health, and their relationship, among unpaid caregivers. During March through August 2022, four waves of cross-sectional surveys were administered to US adults using demographic quota sampling and weighting to improve representativeness of the US adult population. Among 19,767 respondents, 6260 (31.7%) identified as serving one or more unpaid caregiving roles. Compared to people without caregiving roles, caregivers more commonly reported sleep duration outside the healthy range (7-9 hours), insomnia symptoms, diagnosed sleep disorders, and more commonly screened positive for anxiety, depression, and burnout symptoms. Multivariable analyses adjusted for demographics characteristics revealed unpaid caregivers had several-fold elevated odds of adverse mental health symptoms; associations were attenuated but remained significant after adjusting for impaired and nonoptimal sleep. Both sleep and mental health challenges are disproportionately experienced by and commonly co-occur among unpaid caregivers, especially those who care for both children and adults. These populations, which serve critical societal roles, may benefit from enhanced support services to address sleep and mental health.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/33919
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.08.013
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Journal: Sleep Health
PubMed URL: 37770250
ISSN: 2352-7226
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Anxiety
Burnout COVID-19
Depression
Epidemiology
Family caregivers
Insomnia
Public health
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