Insomnia Symptoms Among Female Veterans: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and the Impact on Psychosocial Functioning and Health Care Utilization

Conclusions:Sleep problems are common among female veterans (47.39%) despite limited diagnosis of sleep disorders (0.90%). Eight unique subgroups of female veterans with both low and high insomnia symptoms were observed. These subgroups differed in terms of psychosocial functioning and health care utilization, with those with depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and pain having the poorest outcomes. These results shed light on the prevalence of insomnia symptoms experienced among female veterans and the effect on psychosocial functioning and health care utilization. Results can inform targeted detection and customized treatment among female veterans.Citation:Babson KA, Wong AC, Morabito D, Kimerling R. Insomnia symptoms among female veterans: prevalence, risk factors, and the impact on psychosocial functioning and health care utilization.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(6):931–939.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research