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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2018

Sleep quality as predictor of BMI in non-depressed caregivers of people with dementia.

Stefano Eleuteri, Maria C Norton, Federica Livi, Caterina Grano, Paolo Falaschi, Cristiano Violani, Fabio Lucidi, Caterina Lombardo

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefano EleuteriDepartment of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. stefano.eleuteri@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8416-2845
Maria C NortonDepartment of Family, Consumer and Human Development and Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Federica LiviDepartment of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Caterina GranoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paolo FalaschiGeriatric Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cristiano ViolaniDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabio LucidiDepartment of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Caterina LombardoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITUtah State University · US

Funding

Sapienza Università di Roma C26A15FY4Y-2015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlthough most cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of children and adolescents have found a link between short duration of sleep and obesity, the literature related to adults provides a non-consensual framework. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between sleep quality and BMI in a population of caregivers looking after people suffering from dementia, with a view to identifying the moderating role of depressive symptoms in the relationship between sleep problems and BMI.

methodsA total of 117 subjects took part in the study, filling in a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Eating behavior Questionnaire and The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression.

resultsDepressive symptoms were greater in females than in males. The sample was divided into two subgroups based on depressive-symptom scores. Only within the subsample with low depressive symptoms, higher sleep disturbances influenced BMI positively. Within this subsample of participants with low depressive symptoms, the variables that seem to play a pivotal role in explaining a high BMI are: female gender, sleep problems, and diet quality, while within the subsample with high depressive symptoms only the female gender factor was found to influence BMI.

conclusionsDepressive symptoms seem to act as moderators in the relationship between sleep and BMI. They should be evaluated to identify the risk of high BMI, and to differentiate clinical intervention, at least in this population, which experiences the stress of caregiving chronically, though not suffering from clinical eating disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, cross-sectional study.

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Body Mass IndexCaregiversDementiaCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSex FactorsSleepSleep Wake DisordersStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesCaregivingDepressionEating disordersMediterranean dietObesitySleep quality

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