title: Sleepiness, physical activity, and functional outcomes in veterans with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the association between daytime sleepiness on physical activity and functional outcomes in veterans with type 2 diabetes. Physical activity was based on mean self-reported minutes walked per week; the American Diabetes Association's recommendation of 150 minutes activity per week was used to dichotomize participants as sedentary or active. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale measured sleepiness. Sleepy participants had significantly lower scores on the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire. Sleepiness was predictive of being sedentary (p = .01) after controlling for age and body mass index. The conclusion is that daytime sleepiness may impede physical activity among veterans with diabetes, confounding self-management.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. chasense@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Eileen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chasens
authors.forename: Mary G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Umlauf
authors.forename: Terri E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016138:Walking