Table 3.
Sleep Quality in Homeless-Experienced Older Adults at their First Sleep Interview
| Sleep Subdomaina | Total (N = 244) Mean (SD) |
Good sleep quality (N = 80) Mean (SD) |
Poor sleep qualityb (N = 164) Mean (SD) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective sleep quality | 1.0 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.5) | 1.2 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
| Sleep latency | 1.1 (1.0) | 0.4 (0.5) | 1.4 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Sleep duration | 1.6 (1.3) | 0.7 (0.9) | 2.1 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Sleep efficiency | 1.1 (1.2) | 0.4 (0.7) | 1.5 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
| Sleep disturbance | 1.0 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Use of sleep medication | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.1 (0.5) | 1.1 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
| Daytime dysfunction | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.5) | 1.0 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
aEach subdomain is scored 0–3 (higher = worse sleep quality)
bPoor sleep defined as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score ≥ 6