Sleep characteristics and self-rated health in older persons.
Mariana Simoes MariaChristophe BülaBrigitte Santos-EggimannHélène KriefRaphaël HeinzerLaurence Seematter-BagnoudPublished in: European geriatric medicine (2019)
Sleep efficiency is positively associated with subjective health, whereas napping and use of sleep medication are negatively associated to rating own health as good. These associations need to be further investigated in longitudinal analyses to better understand causality.