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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 63, Issue 10, Pages 1069-1075Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.10.1069
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Sleep; Fatigue; Aging
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [N01-AG-6-2101, 2103, 2106, AG000181-16, T32]
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) [AG08415]
- National Cancer Institute [CA85264, CA112035]
- University of California [111B-0034]
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Background. Reported fatigue has been identified as a component of frailty. The contribution of nighttime sleep quality (duration and complaints) to fatigue symptoms in community-dwelling older adults has not been evaluated. Methods. We studied 2264 men and women, aged 75-84 years (mean 77.5 years; standard deviation [SD] 2.9). participating in the Year 5 (2001-2002) clinic visit of the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study. Fatigue was determined using a subscale of the Modified Piper Fatigue Scale (0-50; higher score indicating higher fatigue). Hours of sleep per night, trouble falling asleep, waking up during the night, and waking up too early in the morning were assessed using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Results. The average fatigue score was 17.7 (SD 8.4). In multivariate models, women had a 3.8% higher fatigue score than men did. Individuals who slept <= 6 hours/night had a 4.3% higher fatigue score than did those who slept 7 hours/ night. Individuals with complaints of awakening too early in the morning had a 5.5% higher fatigue score than did those without these complaints. These associations remained significant after multivariate adjustment for multiple medical conditions. Conclusion. The association between self-reported short sleep duration (<= 6 hours), and waking up too early and fatigue symptoms suggests that better and more effective management of sleep behaviors may help reduce fatigue in older adults.
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