Sleep and Quality of Well-Being

It is commonly believed that sleep duration in the population has been declining gradually. Whereas sleep restriction in the laboratory induces sleepiness and mood disturbances, it is not certain whether a short sleep duration impairs the quality of everyday life. Using population-based data, we exp...

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Published in:Sleep (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2000-12, Vol.23 (8), p.1115-1121
Main Authors: JEAN-LOUIS, Girardin, KRIPKE, Daniel F, ANCOLI-ISRAEL, Sonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Quality of Life
Sleep - physiology
Sleep. Vigilance
Time Factors
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:It is commonly believed that sleep duration in the population has been declining gradually. Whereas sleep restriction in the laboratory induces sleepiness and mood disturbances, it is not certain whether a short sleep duration impairs the quality of everyday life. Using population-based data, we explored whether greater habitual sleep duration is a predictor of better health-related quality of life, measured by the Quality of Well-Being (QWB) scale. The relationships between QWB and several potential correlates were examined in a stepwise linear regression analysis. Neither subjective nor actigraphic sleep duration were associated with QWB. Greater quality of well-being was associated with greater sleep satisfaction, younger age, less obesity, non-Hispanic White ethnicity, and greater experienced illumination. These data suggest that increasing sleep duration may not directly improve quality of life, despite evidence that curtailment of nocturnal sleep is associated with fatigue.
ISSN:0161-8105
1550-9109