ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Health Information Mistrust Is Directly Associated with Poor Sleep Quality: Evidence from a Population-Based Study.
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Abstract
backgroundMistrust in professional health information may undermine population health by reducing engagement in preventive care and contributing to poorer health outcomes. Although sleep quality is a sensitive indicator of both psychosocial stress and health behavior, little is known about how mistrust influences sleep at the population level, and whether preventive health behavior mediates this relationship.
methodsA weighted cross-sectional analysis of a representative adult sample (
resultsSociodemographic characteristics were not significantly associated with mistrust when weighted data were applied. Higher mistrust was associated with poorer sleep quality (β = 0.09,
conclusionsMistrust in professional health information is independently associated with poorer sleep quality and lower engagement in preventive behaviors. However, preventive behavior does not appear to mediate this relationship. These findings highlight mistrust as a direct and potentially modifiable risk factor for sleep disturbance at the population level.
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