Pain inconsistency and sleep in mid to late-life: the role of depression.

CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that depression may be an important factor through which pain inconsistency influences sleep. Although further research is warranted, these preliminary findings suggest that intervening on both pain inconsistency and depression may be one way to improve sleep in older adults. PMID: 30215277 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30215277?dopt=Abstract

Source: Aging and Mental Health - September 14, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ravyts SG, Dzierzewski JM, Grah SC, Buman MP, Aiken-Morgan AT, Giacobb PR, Roberts BL, Marsiske M, McCrae CS Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research