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dc.contributor.authorSivertsen, Børge
dc.contributor.authorPallesen, Ståle
dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.contributor.authorNilsen, Kristian Bernhard
dc.contributor.authorBakke, Øystein
dc.contributor.authorGoll, Jonas Bjørnskov
dc.contributor.authorHopstock, Laila Arnesdatter
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-09T11:27:13Z
dc.date.available2021-04-09T11:27:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-29
dc.description.abstractEpidemiological studies assessing adult sleep duration have yielded inconsistent findings and there are still large variations in estimation of insomnia prevalence according to the most recent diagnostic criteria. Our objective was to describe sleep patterns in a large population of middle‐aged and older adults, by employing accurate measures of both sleep duration and insomnia. Data stem from the Tromsø Study (2015–2016), an ongoing population‐based study in northern Norway comprising citizens aged 40 years and older (n = 21,083, attendance = 64.7%). Sleep parameters were reported separately for weekdays and weekends and included bedtime, rise time, sleep latency and total sleep time. Insomnia was defined according to recent diagnostic criteria (International Classification of Sleep Disorders; ICSD‐3). The results show that 20% (95% confidence interval,19.4–20.6) fulfilled the inclusion criteria for insomnia. The prevalence was especially high among women (25%), for whom the prevalence also increased with age. For men, the prevalence was around 15% across all age groups. In all, 42% of the women reported sleeping <7 hr (mean sleep duration of 7:07 hr), whereas the corresponding proportion among males was 52% (mean sleep duration of 6:55 hr). We conclude that the proportion of middle‐aged and older adults not getting the recommended amount of sleep is worryingly high, as is also the observed prevalence of insomnia. This warrants attention as a public health problem in this population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSivertsen, Pallesen, Friborg, Nilsen, Bakke, Goll JB, Hopstock. Sleep patterns and insomnia in a large population-based study of middle-aged and older adults: The Tromsø study 2015–2016. Journal of Sleep Research. 2020;30(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1820506
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jsr.13095
dc.identifier.issn0962-1105
dc.identifier.issn1365-2869
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/20833
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Sleep Research
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 European Sleep Research Societyen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.titleSleep patterns and insomnia in a large population-based study of middle-aged and older adults: The Tromsø study 2015–2016en_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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