Sleep behaviors in older African American females reporting nonmalignant chronic pain: understanding the psychosocial implications of general sleep disturbance.
This study examined factors that influence sleep quality in older African American women (N = 181) reporting chronic pain. Participants completed a series of questions assessing demographic and behavioral characteristics, health status, pain intensity, and sleep disturbance. Findings indicated that younger participants and those experiencing poorer physical functioning reported more difficulty sleeping due to pain. Similarly, participants who reported being awakened from sleep due to pain were younger and experienced greater pain intensity. Understanding the relationship between sleep and pain in this group of women may be useful in promoting effective disease management and sleep awareness among patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
a School of Aging Studies , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL.
Tamara A
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Baker
Keith E
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Whitfield
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health