Citation

Ahn S, Jiang L, Smith ML, Ory MG. Fam. Community Health 2014; 37(4): 327-335.

Affiliation

Division of Health Systems Management and Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (Dr Ahn); Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences (Drs Ahn and Ory) and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Dr Jiang), School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas; and College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, The University of Georgia, Athens (Dr Smith).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000045

PMID

25167073

Abstract

Sleep is increasingly important in public health because sleep problems are associated with multiple negative health and quality-of-life outcomes, especially among those with chronic conditions. While evidence-based self-management programs have been widely studied, little is known about their specific impacts on sleep. Using data from the National Study of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (n = 1168), improvements in sleep problems were observed for all subgroups except men. More sleep problem reductions were observed among younger participants compared with their older counterparts. This study confirmed the value of self-management programs for ameliorating sleep problems across diverse participant groups.

Language: en