TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal course of insomnia
T2 - Age-related differences in subjective sleepiness and vigilance performance in a population-based sample
AU - Kim, Hyun
AU - Suh, Sooyeon
AU - Cho, Eo Rin
AU - Yang, Hae Chung
AU - Yun, Chang Ho
AU - Thomas, Robert Joseph
AU - Lee, Seung Ku
AU - Shin, Chol
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Objective: The present study utilized a population-based sample investigating the following aims: (1) compare the longitudinal course of insomnia in middle-aged and older adults and (2) examine age-related differences on subjective complaint and objective performance in middle-aged and older adults based on the course of insomnia. Methods: 1657 middle-aged adults (48.16% male, mean age. = 55.35. ±. 4.03. years) and 405 older adults (48.40% male, mean age. = 70.13. ±. 3.88. years) from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) were classified into 4 groups - no insomnia (NI), single episode insomnia (SEI), remitted persistent insomnia (PI-R), and ongoing persistent insomnia (PI-O) based on their course of insomnia over 5 time points spaced two years apart. Their performance on the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) and subjective daytime sleepiness were compared across different insomnia groups, and the results were compared between middle-aged adults and older adults. Results: Analysis of covariance indicated that subjective daytime sleepiness was significantly different across the insomnia groups in middle-aged adults based on insomnia group (P. = <. .0001), but, did not affect objective vigilance performance. In contrast, older adults displayed significantly different PVT response time, but not daytime sleepiness, based on insomnia group (P. = 0.03). Conclusion: Insomnia impacts psychomotor performance and subjective sleepiness differently, based on age group. There may be underlying processes associated with the aging that amplifies the impact of insomnia on vigilance performance, yet lessens perceived sleepiness in older adults.
AB - Objective: The present study utilized a population-based sample investigating the following aims: (1) compare the longitudinal course of insomnia in middle-aged and older adults and (2) examine age-related differences on subjective complaint and objective performance in middle-aged and older adults based on the course of insomnia. Methods: 1657 middle-aged adults (48.16% male, mean age. = 55.35. ±. 4.03. years) and 405 older adults (48.40% male, mean age. = 70.13. ±. 3.88. years) from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) were classified into 4 groups - no insomnia (NI), single episode insomnia (SEI), remitted persistent insomnia (PI-R), and ongoing persistent insomnia (PI-O) based on their course of insomnia over 5 time points spaced two years apart. Their performance on the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) and subjective daytime sleepiness were compared across different insomnia groups, and the results were compared between middle-aged adults and older adults. Results: Analysis of covariance indicated that subjective daytime sleepiness was significantly different across the insomnia groups in middle-aged adults based on insomnia group (P. = <. .0001), but, did not affect objective vigilance performance. In contrast, older adults displayed significantly different PVT response time, but not daytime sleepiness, based on insomnia group (P. = 0.03). Conclusion: Insomnia impacts psychomotor performance and subjective sleepiness differently, based on age group. There may be underlying processes associated with the aging that amplifies the impact of insomnia on vigilance performance, yet lessens perceived sleepiness in older adults.
KW - Aging
KW - Daytime performance
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Insomnia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 24290042
AN - SCOPUS:84888433582
VL - 75
SP - 532
EP - 538
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
SN - 0022-3999
IS - 6
ER -