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ArticleScientific reports2024

The relationship between visual impairment and insomnia among people middle-aged and older in India.

Xueqin Chen, Yangang Zhu, Man Luo

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  1. A pilot study of body-mind-spirit group therapy on sleep and quality of life in individuals with visual impairment.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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Xueqin Chen *The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yangang Zhu *Lianshui People's Hospital of Kangda College Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Man LuoHuai'an TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 3 HePing Road, Qing He Distinct, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223002, China. 15152382608@163.com.

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Integrating Information about Aging Surveys: Novel Integration of Contextual Data to Study Late-Life Cognition and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia and Dementia CareR01AG030153 · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2025 to 2025
$4.8M
Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (DAD) for Longitudinal Aging Surveys in India (LASI)R01AG051125 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2023 to 2025
$4.5M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG030153NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042778NIA NIH HHS R01 AG051125
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Abstract

The correlation between insomnia and visual impairment has not been extensively studied. This study aims to investigate this relationship among individuals aged 45 and above in India. This investigation utilized data from the 2017-2018 Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI). Visual impairment was self-reported, including presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, myopia, and hyperopia. Insomnia symptoms were determined by at least one of the following: difficulty in initiating sleep (DIS), difficulty in maintaining sleep (DMS), or early morning awakening (EMA) occurring three or more times per week. Analytical methods involved multivariate logistic regression, subgroup analyses, and interaction tests to interpret the data. In our cohort of 65,840 participants, 29.6% reporting insomnia symptoms demonstrated a higher risk for visual impairment. There was a significant association between visual impairment and increased risk of insomnia symptoms after adjustment for confounders. Furthermore, age in the relationship between insomnia and cataracts, sex in the relationship between insomnia and myopia, and age, sex, and smoking status in the relationship between insomnia and hyperopia, was found to have a significant interaction effect, respectively. Visual impairment was significantly associated with a higher incidence of insomnia among middle-aged and older adults in India. These findings underscore the importance of timely interventions to improve sleep quality and overall well-being in visually impaired populations.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersVision DisordersAgedAged, 80 and overCataractFemaleHumansIncidenceIndiaLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsInsomniaLASISleepVision lossVisual impairment

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