@article{ref1,
title="Loneliness and sleep in older adults",
journal="Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology",
year="2019",
author="Shankar, Aparna",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: The present analysis aims to examine if loneliness is associated with sleep problems and duration over a 4-year period in a sample of older adults aged 50 years and over. <br><br>METHODS: Data on loneliness, sleep duration, sleep problems and covariates were obtained from 5698 participants from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing at baseline (wave 4) and follow up (wave 6). <br><br>RESULTS: Following adjustment for covariates, baseline loneliness was associated with an increase in the odds of reporting short sleep, and more sleep problems at follow up. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Short sleep may represent an important mechanism through which loneliness affects health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0933-7954",
doi="10.1007/s00127-019-01805-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01805-8"
}