Sleep
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To examine rates of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy among a representative sample of older adult Medicare beneficiaries with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to identify demographic and health-related factors associated with CPAP adherence. ⋯ These results provide the first national estimates of CPAP adherence among older adult Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. In addition, findings highlight the salience of medical and psychiatric comorbidity, as well as SES, as important markers of CPAP adherence among older adults in the United States. Future studies should seek to evaluate interventions to improve CPAP adherence among older adults of lower SES.
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The present research examines the relationship between people's frequent involvement in an activity they like and find important (i.e., a passion) and the quality of their sleep. Research on the dualistic model of passion has widely documented the relationship between individuals' type of passion-harmonious versus obsessive-and the quality of their mental and physical health. However, research has yet to examine the relationship between passion and sleep quality. Building on prior research has shown that obsessive (vs harmonious) passion is related to depressive mood symptoms-an important factor associated with sleep problems-we hypothesized that obsessive passion would be associated with overall worse sleep quality, whereas harmonious passion would predict better sleep quality. ⋯ Our study presents evidence of a strong relationship between sleep quality and passion, opening the door for future research to create new interventions to improve people's sleep and, consequently, their well-being.
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Machine learning (ML) may provide insights into the underlying sleep stages of accelerometer-assessed sleep duration. We examined associations between ML-sleep patterns and behavior problems among preschool children. ⋯ ML-sleep states were not associated with behavior problems in the general population of children. Children with SDB who had greater sleep duration without movement had lower behavioral problems. The ML-sleep states require validation with polysomnography.
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Sleep quality, occupational factors, and psychomotor vigilance performance in the U.S. Navy sailors.
This field study (a) assessed sleep quality of sailors on the U.S. Navy (USN) ships while underway, (b) investigated whether the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores were affected by occupational factors and sleep attributes, and (c) assessed whether the PSQI could predict impaired psychomotor vigilance performance. ⋯ Working on Navy ships is associated with elevated PSQI scores, a high incidence of poor sleep, and degraded psychomotor vigilance performance. The widely used PSQI score>5 criterion should be further validated in active-duty service member populations.