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Subjective sleep characteristics associated with anxiety and depression in older adults: a population-based study

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In older adults, symptoms of short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness and sleep disturbances are specific related to anxiety while the use of sleep medication is associated to depression.
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This article is published in Sleep Medicine.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index & Anxiety.

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Cooccurrence and bidirectional prediction of sleep disturbances and depression in older adults: Meta-analysis and systematic review

TL;DR: The present study pooled the prevalence of sleep disturbances and depression in community‐dwelling older adults and quantified the strength of evidence of the relationship between these two problems, finding little support for a predictive role for objective sleep characteristics in the development of depression.
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Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Anxious Traits

TL;DR: The intersections between sleep, circadian rhythms, and anxiety are explored to suggest that delineating the role of disruptions in the amount and timing of sleep holds promise for improving the lives of individuals with heightened anxiety.
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Psychiatric Illness and Sleep in Older Adults: Comorbidity and Opportunities for Intervention

TL;DR: It is found that sleep disorders are robustly associated with anxiety, depression, dementia, and suicidal behavior in late life in older adults.
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Association between elder abuse and poor sleep: a cross-sectional study among rural older Malaysians

TL;DR: As sleep is essential for health and is a good predictor for mortality among older adults, management of abuse victims should entail sleep assessment and interventions or treatment modalities which focus on improving sleep quality amongabuse victims should be designed.
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Cooccurrence and bidirectional prediction of sleep disturbances and depression in older adults: Meta-analysis and systematic review

TL;DR: The present study pooled the prevalence of sleep disturbances and depression in community‐dwelling older adults and quantified the strength of evidence of the relationship between these two problems, finding little support for a predictive role for objective sleep characteristics in the development of depression.
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Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Anxious Traits

TL;DR: The intersections between sleep, circadian rhythms, and anxiety are explored to suggest that delineating the role of disruptions in the amount and timing of sleep holds promise for improving the lives of individuals with heightened anxiety.
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Psychiatric Illness and Sleep in Older Adults: Comorbidity and Opportunities for Intervention

TL;DR: It is found that sleep disorders are robustly associated with anxiety, depression, dementia, and suicidal behavior in late life in older adults.
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Association between elder abuse and poor sleep: a cross-sectional study among rural older Malaysians

TL;DR: As sleep is essential for health and is a good predictor for mortality among older adults, management of abuse victims should entail sleep assessment and interventions or treatment modalities which focus on improving sleep quality amongabuse victims should be designed.
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These results suggest that in older adults, symptoms of short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness and sleep disturbances are specific related to anxiety while the use of sleep medication is associated to depression.