Date of Award

January 2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Department

School of Public Health

First Advisor

Shiyi S. Wang

Abstract

ABSTRACTObjective: This study aims to evaluate the association between depression at baseline and presence of three sleep disorder symptoms (fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia) following 6-month hospital discharge in elderly COVID-19 survivors. It also aims to identify which other baseline patients’ characteristics or post-discharge factors may be associated with these sleep disorder symptoms. Methods: The participant datasets were obtained from VALIANT, a prospective longitudinal study of community-living adults aged ≥ 60 years who were admitted with COVID-19 to hospitals within the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) from June 2020 - June 2021. Multiple logistic regression models were performed to predict the presence of sleep disorder symptoms at 6-month follow-up interview after discharge using depression status at baseline, and to explore other potential associations between outcomes of interest and study variables. Results: Out of 306 participants (mean age=70.8), 93 (30.4%) reported baseline depression. At baseline, 94.6% of those with depression reported fatigue, 90.3% reported daytime sleepiness, and 73.1% reported insomnia. Participants with baseline depression had adjusted odds ratios (aORs) of 2.03 (95% CI 1.10 - 3.75) for daytime sleepiness and 2.14 (95% CI 1.18 - 3.87) for 6-month post-discharge insomnia compared to those without baseline depression. No statistically significant association was found between having baseline depression and the presence of 6-month post-discharge fatigue (p=0.372 > 0.05). This study also found a statistically significant relationship between sex, race, education level and 6-month post-discharge sleep disorders. Conclusions: Pre-admission depression is associated with the presence of 6-month post-discharge daytime sleepiness and insomnia in elderly COVID-19 survivors. To avoid the long-term negative impact on patients experiencing sleep disorders, timely identification and interventions are important.

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This thesis is restricted to Yale network users only. It will be made publicly available on 05/10/2024

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