Prevalence and Impact of Short Sleep Duration in Redeployed OIF Soldiers

Abstract

SSD is common among redeployed soldiers. Soldiers who experienced combat are at increased risk for persistent SSD and comorbidities associated with SSD. Efforts to reestablish good sleep habits and aggressive evaluation of soldiers with persistent SSD following deployment may aid in the prevention and management of associated medical conditions.

A Comparison of Sleep Difficulties among Iraq/Afghanistan Theater Veterans with and without Mental Health Diagnoses

“…The finding of 5.87 hours of self-reported sleep duration in the MH− group is in line with the 5.8 hours reported for a sample of IA veterans who had recently returned from deployment, 44 but is considerably lower than the 6.5 hours reported for the Millennium Cohort sample. 1,13 This discrepancy could be explained by the fact that the Millennium Cohort findings were adjusted for baseline mental health symptoms, whereas the findings of Luxton and colleagues were not.…”

Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: Methodology and Discussion

“…[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84] No published meta-analysis has specifically addressed the relationship between sleep duration and depression, anxiety or other psychiatric disorders. 77,79,80,85 Short self-reported sleep duration is associated with increased cross-sectional and longitudinal risk for depression, whether measured as symptoms or as a diagnosis. 77,[79][80][81][82][83][84]86 The threshold for short sleep varies across studies from 5-7 hours, with the majority using 6 hours.…”

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Post Iraq and Afghanistan: Prevalence among Military Subgroups

“…In our analysis, there was no significant difference between men (12%) and women (12%). Research of men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan shows mixed results, and some studies Note: Weights are from random effects analysis Iraq Adler et al 51 Bliese et al 87 Cabrera et al 56 Castro et al 23 (Army) Castro et al 23 (Marines) Engelhard et al 59 Fear et al 10 (Iraq) Ferrier-Auerbach et al 61 Hoge et al 5 Hoge et al 22 (Iraq) Hoge et al 63 Kim et al 65 Lapierre et al 67 (Iraq) Luxton et al 68 Maguen et al 24 or 31 Martin et al 70 Milliken et al 45 Mulligan et al 71 Peterson et al 73 Polusny et al 75 Polusney et al 76 Riviere et al 77 Rona et al 78 Shen et al 79 (Iraq) Thomas et al 42 Vasterling et al 82 Warner et al 83 Warner et al 84 Wood et al 85 Wright et al 86 Subtotal (I 2 = 99.6%, P < 0.001)…”

“…Maguen et al 30 Martin et al 70 Polusney et al 75 Riviere et al 77 Woodhead et al 13 Subtotal (I 2 = 92.5%, P < 0.001) 51 Bliese et al 87 Bray et al 55 Cabrera et al 56 Duma et al 57 Engelhard et al 60 Fear et al 10 Highfill-McRoy et al 62 Hoge et al 5 Kim et al 65 Lapierre et al 67 (Afghanistan) Lapierre et al 67 (Iraq) Luxton et al 68 Maguen et al 24 or 31 Maguen et al 30 Martin et al 70 Milliken et al 45 Mulligan et al 71 Peterson et al 73 Phillips et al 25 Rona et al 78 Shen et al 79 (Afghanistan) Shen et al 79 (Iraq) Shen et al 80 Thomas et al 42 Vasterling et al 82 Warner et al 83 Warner et al 84 Wright et al 86 van Zuiden et al 81 Subtotal (I 2 = 99.9%, P < 0.001)…”

“…Engelhard et al 59 (SFIR 4) Engelhard et al 59 ( SFIR 5) Engelhard et al 60 Ferrier-Auerbach et al 61 Hoge et al 5 (Afghanistan) Hoge et al 5 (Iraq) Hoge et al 63 Kim et al 65 Kline et al 66 Lapierre et al 67 (Afghanistan) Lapierre et al 67 (Iraq) Luxton et al 68 Maguen et al 24 or 31 Maguen et al 30 Marshall et al 69 Martin et al 70 Milliken et al 45 Polusny et al 75 Polusny et al 76 Riviere et al 77 Shen et al 80 Thomas et al 42 Vasterling et al 82 Warner et al 83 Warner et al 84 Wood et al 85 Wright et al 86 van Zuiden et al 81 Subtotal (I 2 = 99.8%, P < 0.001)…”