ArticleSleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society2024
Bidirectional links between sleep and pain among heavy-drinking veterans with insomnia.
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Abstract
Study Objectives: Military veterans often suffer from chronic pain and sleep issues at a greater frequency than the general population, leading some to self-medicate with alcohol. While research shows a connection between sleep and pain, few studies have examined bidirectional links between sleep and pain at the daily level-or the extent to which alcohol use may moderate these associations. Methods: Heavy-drinking veterans seeking treatment for insomnia ( Results: Individuals with longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, and higher sleep efficiency (SE) reported lower pain levels compared to those with shorter sleep, poorer sleep quality, and lower SE ( Conclusions: Sleep quality is associated with the daily experience of pain among heavy-drinking veterans with insomnia. Daily variations in sleep quality significantly impact pain, irrespective of alcohol consumption, highlighting a predominantly unidirectional influence from sleep to pain. These findings underscore the importance of optimizing sleep to mitigate pain in this population.
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