DAILY SLEEP HEALTH AMONG WORKING INFORMAL CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS: DELVING INTO CAREGIVING DEMANDS
2024
Sleep Health and Caregiving Demands
Sample size: 193
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Cho Eunae, Chen Tuo Yu
Primary Institution: National Chengchi University, Taipei; Taipei Medical University, Taipei
Hypothesis
How do caregiving demands affect sleep health among working informal caregivers of older adults?
Conclusion
Anticipating more caregiving difficulty in the morning is linked to poorer sleep health in the evening, regardless of actual caregiving demands.
Supporting Evidence
- Anticipated caregiving difficulty affects sleep health beyond actual caregiving demands.
- The mismatch between anticipated and experienced caregiving difficulty influences sleep quality.
Takeaway
If caregivers think their day will be hard, they tend to sleep worse at night, even if their day isn't as tough as they expected.
Methodology
A 5-day daily diary study assessing anticipated and experienced caregiving difficulty and their effects on sleep health.
Participant Demographics
Working informal caregivers of older adults in Singapore.
Statistical Information
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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