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- The study investigates how fluctuating pain levels affect sleep quality in middle-aged to older adults, focusing on the role of depression as a mediator.
- Participants tracked their pain over a week, and their sleep was measured through a daily diary, while depression levels were assessed using a standard questionnaire.
- Findings indicate that depression partially mediates the impact of pain inconsistency on sleep efficiency, total wake time, and sleep quality, suggesting that addressing both pain inconsistency and depression could enhance sleep in older adults.
Article Abstract
Inconsistency in pain may lead to depression, which may then influence sleep. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine whether depression mediates the relationship between day-to-day inconsistency in pain and sleep in middle aged to older adults. Baseline measures from the Active Adult Mentoring Project were used for secondary data analysis. Participants included 82 adults in mid- to late-life. Pain was assessed for seven consecutive days on an 11-point Likert-scale, with pain inconsistency defined as the seven-day individual standard deviation. A self-report daily diary was used to assess sleep efficiency (SE), total wake time (TWT), total sleep time (TST), and sleep quality (SQ), and depression was assessed using the BDI-II. Mediation analyses revealed that depression partially mediated the relationship between pain inconsistency and SE, TWT, and SQ but not TST. Results indicate that depression may be an important factor through which pain inconsistency influences sleep. Although further research is warranted, these preliminary findings suggest that intervening on both pain inconsistency and depression may be one way to improve sleep in older adults.
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