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...
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| description | 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 items (i.e., difficulty of falling asleep, waking up during the night, waking up too early, and feeling rested). Independent t-tests were conducted to identify the differences in insomnia symptoms according to activity engagement level. Regressions were conducted to examine the associations among three types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms after adjusting for covariates such as demographics, chronic disease, activities of daily living difficulty, cognitive function, sleep disorder, loneliness, and caregiving. Results The respondents in the high-level social, cognitive, and physical activity engagement groups were found to show fewer insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, higher social (β = − 0.04, p = 0.040) and cognitive (β = − 0.06, p = 0.007) activity engagements were associated with fewer insomnia symptoms even after adjusting for other types of activity engagement and all covariates. Conclusions This study suggests that older adults with higher social and cognitive activity engagements may be likely to have fewer insomnia symptoms. Based on these results, future research is needed to develop multi-component intervention programs that can encourage older adults to engage in these activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-258b8094630d435f893430d75f1e541d2022-12-21T22:05:41ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182021-01-0121111010.1186/s12877-021-02042-yRelationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adultsDa Eun Kim0Tonya J. Roberts1Chooza Moon2College of Nursing and Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National UniversitySchool of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-MadisonCollege of Nursing, University of IowaAbstract 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 items (i.e., difficulty of falling asleep, waking up during the night, waking up too early, and feeling rested). Independent t-tests were conducted to identify the differences in insomnia symptoms according to activity engagement level. Regressions were conducted to examine the associations among three types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms after adjusting for covariates such as demographics, chronic disease, activities of daily living difficulty, cognitive function, sleep disorder, loneliness, and caregiving. Results The respondents in the high-level social, cognitive, and physical activity engagement groups were found to show fewer insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, higher social (β = − 0.04, p = 0.040) and cognitive (β = − 0.06, p = 0.007) activity engagements were associated with fewer insomnia symptoms even after adjusting for other types of activity engagement and all covariates. Conclusions This study suggests that older adults with higher social and cognitive activity engagements may be likely to have fewer insomnia symptoms. Based on these results, future research is needed to develop multi-component intervention programs that can encourage older adults to engage in these activities.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02042-ySleepLeisure activitiesExerciseAged |
| spellingShingle | Da Eun Kim Tonya J. Roberts Chooza Moon Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults BMC Geriatrics Sleep Leisure activities Exercise Aged |
| title | Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| title_full | Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| title_fullStr | Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| title_short | Relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| title_sort | relationships among types of activity engagement and insomnia symptoms among older adults |
| topic | Sleep Leisure activities Exercise Aged |
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