Compounding Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Status, and Other Factors on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A Meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Poor sleep quality in TBI cohorts may be due to the influence of multiple factors. Military/veteran samples had poorer sleep quality compared to civilians even in the absence of TBI, possibly reflecting unique stressors associated with prior military experiences and the sequelae of these stressors or other physical and/or psychological traumas that combine to heightened vulnerability. These findings suggest that military service members and veterans with TBI are particularly at a higher risk of poor sleep and its associated adverse health outcomes. Additional research is needed to identify potential exposures that may further heighten vulnerability toward poorer sleep quality in those with TBI across both civilian and military/veteran populations.PMID:34557901 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab377

Source: Military Medicine - September 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel Charity B Breneman Timothy Chun Arghavan Hamedi Rayelynn Murphy John P Barrett Source Type: research