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Self-reported sleep in postmenopausal women.

Quentin R Regestein1, Joan Friebely, Jan L Shifren

  • 1Brigham & Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. qregestein@partners.org

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
|March 17, 2004
PubMed
Summary

In postmenopausal women, self-reported sleep quality strongly correlated with psychological symptoms and cognitive function, but not objective sleep measures. Subjective sleep issues may indicate distress or cognitive decline, independent of actual sleep duration or efficiency.

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Area of Science:

  • Sleep science
  • Women's health
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Background:

  • Postmenopausal women often experience sleep disturbances and associated symptoms.
  • The relationship between subjective sleep reports and objective measures in this population requires clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between self-reported sleep quality and objective sleep, psychological/somatic symptoms (Women's Health Questionnaire - WHQ), and cognitive performance in postmenopausal women.
  • To assess correlations between self-reported sleep and hyperarousal.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of baseline data from 88 healthy postmenopausal women in a drug trial.
  • Multivariate regression was used to adjust for confounders and analyze associations between self-reported sleep, objective sleep, WHQ symptoms, and cognitive tests.

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Main Results:

  • Lower self-reported sleep quality was linked to increased WHQ symptoms and poorer cognitive test performance.
  • Self-reported sleep measures showed weak correlations with objective sleep data.
  • High hyperarousal scores correlated with underestimation of objective sleep duration.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported sleep quality in postmenopausal women is more strongly associated with psychological distress and cognitive deficits than with objective sleep parameters.
  • Subjective sleep complaints may reflect underlying distress or cognitive impairment rather than solely poor sleep quality.