title: Subjective sleep inadequacy and self-rated health among homeless adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between subjective sleep inadequacy and self-rated health in a sample of 244 homeless adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess associations among 4 sleep inadequacy items (days of inadequate rest or sleep, hours of sleep, days unintentionally falling asleep during daytime, and snoring) and self-rated health in analyses adjusted for age, sex, race, education, lifetime homelessness, lifetime serious mental illness, and current depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Days of inadequate rest or sleep, fewer hours of sleep, and days unintentionally falling asleep were each significantly associated with higher odds of poor/fair self-rated health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because both inadequate sleep and poor self-rated health independently predict mortality, interventions targeting sleep quality among homeless adults are needed.
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Hui-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Felicia D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Houston, TX, USA. lrreitzel@uh.edu.
authors.forename: Lorraine R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Reitzel
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Darla E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kendzor
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Minh Anh H
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Businelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult