The Course and Impact of Post-Stroke Insomnia in Stroke Survivors aged 18 to 65 years: results from the Psychosocial Outcomes in StrokE (POISE) study
- Glozier, Nick
- Moullaali, Tom J
- Siverstsen, Borge
- Kim, Dukyeon
- Mead, Gillian
- Jan, Stephen
- Li, Oiang
- Hackett, Maree
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: Insomnia symptoms are common in the population and have negative psychosocial and functional sequelae. There are no prospective studies of the course of such symptoms and their impact, if any, in stroke survivors. This prospective cohort study investigated insomnia after stroke in working-age adults, and evaluated its impact on psychological and functional outcomes over the subsequent year. METHODS: We prospectively recruited 441 young (<65 years) consecutive stroke survivors from 20 public hospitals in the New South Wales Stroke Service network. Participants were assessed by self-report and interview at 28 days, six months and 12 months after stroke. Insomnia was defined using a common epidemiological measure of sleep disturba...
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