conclusions we have found significant associations between lifestyle factors (alcohol consumption and smoking) and mental health problems (depression and insomnia) and crc screening uptake. to improve overall crc screening uptake in the us, it is important to consider racial differences in predictors and tailor appropriate interventions to each racial/ethnic group. background mortality from col...

BACKGROUND Insomnia and depression are strongly interrelated. This study aimed to describe changes in sleep across childbirth, and to evaluate whether insomnia in pregnancy is a predictor of postpartum depression. METHODS A longitudinal, population-based study was conducted among perinatal women giving birth at Akershus University Hospital, Norway. Women received questionnaires in weeks 17 an...

1111 Insomnia Subtypes and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness—Hara et al night) is often associated with anxiety disorders,11 while middle insomnia (difficulty in maintaining sleep) and terminal insomnia (early morning awakening) are often associated with disorders causing pain, adverse general health, and depression.12,13 To date, the only study to investigate the association between insomnia subtyp...

PURPOSE To estimate prevalence and chronicity of insomnia and the impact of chronic insomnia on health and functioning of adolescents. METHODS Data were collected from 4175 youths 11-17 at baseline and 3134 a year later sampled from managed care groups in a large metropolitan area. Insomnia was assessed by youth-reported DSM-IV symptom criteria. Outcomes are three measures of somatic health, ...

The prevalence of insomnia has been studied in many populations with different definitions of insomnia. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders (1) defines insomnia also in its mildest form as an almost nightly complaint of an insufficient amount of sleep, or not feeling rested after the habitual sleep episode. The severity of insomnia is determined by the impairment of social and o...

BACKGROUND Patient with neurological disorders and cancer can develop sleep disturbance, in particular insomnia. Etiology of insomnia is multi-factorial in primary brain tumour patients with possible causes including corticosteroids, psychoactive medications, co-morbid psychiatric/medical conditions, and damage to neuronal tissue. FINDINGS To understand better insomnia in recurrent glioma pat...

1767 Mental Health Antecedents of Midlife Insomnia—Goldman-Mellor et al. INTRODUCTION Insomnia is a highly prevalent condition that affects 10% to 20% of adults and constitutes a major public health and economic burden.1-5 The pathogenesis of adult insomnia, however, is incompletely understood. Preexisting mental health problems appear to constitute one important risk indicator. Insomnia and ot...

OBJECTIVES Individuals with insomnia often report aspects of perfectionism and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Investigation of these factors together has been limited. As such, the aim of the present study was to examine the extent to which the association between perfectionism and insomnia symptoms was mediated by anxiety and depression, concurrently and longitudinally. METHODS Seventy-...

BACKGROUND Asthma and rhinitis have been related to insomnia. The aim of this study was to further analyse the association between asthma, nasal symptoms and insomnia and to identify risk factors for sleep disturbance among patients with asthma, in a large population-based set of material. METHOD In 2008, a postal questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 45 000 adults in four Swedish citi...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the prevalence of insomnia and its clinical characteristics in North Korean refugees. METHODS North Korean refugees living in South Korea (48 males, 129 females; mean age 38.22±12.24 years) and South Koreans (112 males, 203 females; mean age 39.48±10.32 years) completed the following questionnaires: the Self-reported Questionnaire on Insomnia, Center for Epidemiologi...