BIDIRECTIONAL LINKS OF DAILY SLEEP QUALITY AND DURATION WITH PAIN AND SELF-RATED HEALTH IN OLD AGE. (20th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lücke, Anna Jori; Wrzus, Cornelia; Kunzmann, Ute; Gerstorf, Denis; Katzorreck, Martin; Hoppmann, Christiane; Schilling, Oliver
• Is Part Of: Innovation in aging. Volume 6(2022)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2022-12-20
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 612.67
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-5300

Abstract

Abstract: Sleep and physical well-being (e.g., pain, self-rated health) are closely linked, but the temporal ordering, especially regarding day-to-day variations, is not well understood. Furthermore, sleep quality and duration are only moderately correlated and may differ in their association with physical wellbeing. Using data from 123 young-old (66-69 years, 47% women) and 47 old-old adults (84-90 years, 60% women) who rated sleep quality and duration as well as pain and self-rated health on seven consecutive days, we examined bidirectional links between sleep and physical well-being. Supporting our hypotheses, results showed that after longer and better than usual sleep, participants reported better self-rated health; only better sleep quality significantly predicted lower pain. In turn, both lower pain intensity and increased self-rated health predicted better subsequent sleep quality, but not duration. We discuss conceptual and practical implications of our findings.