TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of acute coronary syndrome-induced posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms with self-reported sleep
AU - Shaffer, Jonathan A.
AU - Kronish, Ian M.
AU - Burg, Matthew
AU - Clemow, Lynn
AU - Edmondson, Donald
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This work was supported by grants HL-088117, HL-076857, HL-080665, HL-101663, and HL-084034 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Shaffer is supported by grants 12CRP8870004 from the American Heart Association and K23-HL112850 from NHLBI/NIH. Dr. Kronish is supported by grant K23-HL098359 from NHLBI/NIH.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Background: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are associated with recurrent ACS events and mortality. Poor sleep may be a mechanism, but the association between PTSD and sleep after ACS is unknown. Purpose: This study aims to estimate the association between ACS-induced PTSD symptoms and self-reported sleep. Methods: ACS-induced PTSD symptoms were assessed 1-month post-ACS in 188 adults using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Linear and logistic regression models were used to determine whether PTSD symptoms were associated with self-reported sleep, independent of sociodemographic and clinical covariates. Results: In adjusted models, ACS-induced PTSD symptoms were associated with worse overall sleep (β = 0.22, p = 0.003) and greater impairment in six of seven components of sleep (all p values <0.05). Conclusions: ACS-induced PTSD symptoms may be associated with poor sleep, which may explain why PTSD confers increased cardiovascular risk after ACS.
AB - Background: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are associated with recurrent ACS events and mortality. Poor sleep may be a mechanism, but the association between PTSD and sleep after ACS is unknown. Purpose: This study aims to estimate the association between ACS-induced PTSD symptoms and self-reported sleep. Methods: ACS-induced PTSD symptoms were assessed 1-month post-ACS in 188 adults using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Linear and logistic regression models were used to determine whether PTSD symptoms were associated with self-reported sleep, independent of sociodemographic and clinical covariates. Results: In adjusted models, ACS-induced PTSD symptoms were associated with worse overall sleep (β = 0.22, p = 0.003) and greater impairment in six of seven components of sleep (all p values <0.05). Conclusions: ACS-induced PTSD symptoms may be associated with poor sleep, which may explain why PTSD confers increased cardiovascular risk after ACS.
KW - Acute coronary syndrome
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Sleep
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U2 - 10.1007/s12160-013-9512-8
DO - 10.1007/s12160-013-9512-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 23720185
AN - SCOPUS:84888202704
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 46
SP - 349
EP - 357
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -