The relationship between visual impairment and insomnia among people middle-aged and older in India

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Title: The relationship between visual impairment and insomnia among people middle-aged and older in India
Authors: Xueqin Chen, Yangang Zhu, Man Luo
Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Insomnia, Visual impairment, Sleep, Vision loss, LASI, Medicine, Science
More Details: Abstract The correlation between insomnia and visual impairment has not been extensively studied. This study aims to investigate this relationship among individuals aged 45 and above in India. This investigation utilized data from the 2017–2018 Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI). Visual impairment was self-reported, including presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, myopia, and hyperopia. Insomnia symptoms were determined by at least one of the following: difficulty in initiating sleep (DIS), difficulty in maintaining sleep (DMS), or early morning awakening (EMA) occurring three or more times per week. Analytical methods involved multivariate logistic regression, subgroup analyses, and interaction tests to interpret the data. In our cohort of 65,840 participants, 29.6% reporting insomnia symptoms demonstrated a higher risk for visual impairment. There was a significant association between visual impairment and increased risk of insomnia symptoms after adjustment for confounders. Furthermore, age in the relationship between insomnia and cataracts, sex in the relationship between insomnia and myopia, and age, sex, and smoking status in the relationship between insomnia and hyperopia, was found to have a significant interaction effect, respectively. Visual impairment was significantly associated with a higher incidence of insomnia among middle-aged and older adults in India. These findings underscore the importance of timely interventions to improve sleep quality and overall well-being in visually impaired populations.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82125-z
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/aaa075536c5b4de2957764ec2b2974e7
Accession Number: edsdoj.075536c5b4de2957764ec2b2974e7
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-82125-z
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English