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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

Prevalence of insomnia disorder and sleep apnea in a sample of veterans at risk for cardiovascular disease.

Christi S Ulmer, Felicia McCant, Karen M Stechuchak, Maren Olsen, Hayden B Bosworth

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01142908 nacompletednot on this map

Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2011 to 2015Enrolled428ConditionsCardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, HyperlipidemiaArmsPharmacist CVD
NCT03727438 nacompletednot on this map

Provider Supported Self-Help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Tele-Self-CBTI)

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2019 to 2023Enrolled178ConditionsInsomnia DisorderArmsTele-Self CBTI, Health Education Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mortality in US veterans with insomnia, sleep apnea, and comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA); an exploratory, hypothesis-generating cohort study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  4. Pay attention to the health problems of health care professionals: the key to fighting COVID-19.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christi S UlmerCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
Felicia McCantCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
Karen M StechuchakCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
Maren OlsenCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
Hayden B BosworthCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
Duke University · USDurham VA Health Care System · USIn-Q-Tel · US

Funding

HSRD VA IK6 HX003161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesThe objectives of this study were to examine the proportion of study participants screening positive for insomnia disorder and/or sleep apnea in veterans engaged in routine health care and known to be at risk for cardiovascular disease and to compare these proportions with those previously documented in medical records.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a randomized clinical intervention trial for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease and a review of study participants' medical records. Participants were veterans ≥ 40 years of age, enrolled in Veterans Affairs primary care, and diagnosed with hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia. Self-report outcomes were the proportion of patients screening positive for an insomnia disorder and sleep apnea, self-reporting a sleep apnea diagnosis, and endorsing undertreated sleep apnea. Medical record outcomes were the proportion of patients diagnosed with insomnia and sleep apnea.

resultsParticipants (n = 420) were veterans (84.8% male) with a mean age of 61.1 years. More than half of the sample (52.1%) screened positive for sleep apnea without prior self-reported diagnosis. More than one-third of the sample (39%) screened positive for an insomnia disorder. Medical records revealed considerably lower rates, with 3.8% diagnosed with insomnia, 20.5% diagnosed with sleep apnea, and about 1% diagnosed with both conditions.

conclusionsUndiagnosed and undertreated sleep disorders are common among veterans at risk for cardiovascular disease. Most of the sample (82%) screened positive for, or met, study criteria for sleep apnea or an insomnia disorder. Limitations include the use of self-reported sleep apnea treatment adherence, an insomnia disorder diagnosis based on questionnaire score, and a sample comprised primarily of male veterans. Routine sleep disorders screening in veterans at risk for cardiovascular disease could help to identify those at even greater risk because of the adverse effects of undiagnosed or undertreated sleep disorders. CLINICAL

trial registrationRegistry; ClinicalTrials.gov; Name: Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01142908; Identifier: NCT01142908.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesSleep Apnea SyndromesSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersVeteransCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRandomized Controlled Trials as Topiccardiovascular diseaseinsomniasleep apneaveterans

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PMID33688827
PMCPMC8314627
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