The association of sleep quality and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Veen, Maaike M. Van; Lancel, Marike; Beijer, Elise; Remmelzwaal, Sharon; Rutters, Femke

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101500

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“…Higher levels of anger were associated with higher sleep disturbances, with one study reporting that lower anger suppression in particular predicted worse sleep outcomes [ 34 ]. Although these findings need to be replicated using longitudinal data, they are in line with large-scale epidemiological studies showing that sleep disturbances are consistently associated with increased anger and hostility [ 56 ]. Understanding how anger expression influences sleep quality may lead to useful preventative interventions that can limit the impact of sleep disturbances on caregivers’ physical health and the ability to cope with the demands of the caregiving role [ 57 ].…”

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Anger and Dementia Caregiving: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Anger and Hostility on Caregivers’ Physical Health

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Koh

et al. 2022

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Background: Anger is commonly experienced by family caregivers of people living with dementia yet its effect on caregivers’ physical health remains unknown. Objective: The primary aim of this study was to systematically review current evidence on the effects of anger and hostility on caregivers’ physical health. Methods: We searched Medline, EMBASE, PubMed, and PsycINFO up to January 2022. Two review authors independently extracted data on study characteristics, study quality, and effect sizes of associations of anger and hostility with caregiver health outcomes. Results: We found eight studies examining the effects of anger and hostility on caregivers’ physical health reporting on a total of 937 participants, of which four were cross-sectional and four were longitudinal. Overall findings indicated that higher levels of anger and hostility exerted a negative effect on caregivers’ physical health. Higher anger control was longitudinally associated with increased weight gain (β= 1.13, p < 0.001), whereas higher anger out predicted higher glucose dysregulation at long-term follow-up (r = 0.27, p < 0.05). Higher levels of caregiver hostility were associated with increased risk of chronic low-grade inflammation long-term (r = 0.18, p < 0.05), and increased risk of cognitive decline over time (r = –0.16, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our review provides the first systematic synthesis of the evidence demonstrating the harmful effects of anger and hostility on dementia caregivers’ health and highlights the need for preventative interventions to support family caregivers experiencing high levels of anger.

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confidence: 73%

Anger and Dementia Caregiving: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Anger and Hostility on Caregivers’ Physical Health

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“…The association of short sleep duration and behavior problems in adolescence is well documented. Meta-analyses of epidemiologic studies suggest a consistent inverse association between sleep duration and externalizing and internalizing problems in adolescence (Lovato & Gradisar, 2014;van Veen et al, 2021). Also, experimental investigations involving sleep restriction have shown the deleterious effects of short sleep duration on mood and cognitive processing (Baum et al, 2014;Lo et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 98%

Middle childhood and adolescence sleep duration and behavior problems in adolescence

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We examined the associations of middle childhood and adolescence nighttime sleep duration with adolescence internalizing and externalizing behavior problems per the Youth Self-Report (YSR) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) questionnaires, in a cohort of 889 Colombian schoolchildren. We estimated adjusted differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI) in mean behavior problem t-scores in standardized units between recommended sleep duration categories and as a continuous exposure using multiple linear regression and restricted cubic spline models, respectively. Compared with sleep duration within recommendations, middle childhood sleep above recommendations was related to 4.6 (95% CI: 1.6, 7.6; p = .004) and 5.4 (95% CI: 1.2, 9.7; p = .01) adjusted units higher YSR and CBCL externalizing problem scores, respectively. In continuous exposure analyses, this association seemed restricted to children aged ≥11 years. Longer sleep, both in categories and as a continuous exposure, was also associated with increased CBCL internalizing problems. Results did not differ by sex or weekend/weekday sleep. Sleeping under recommendations in middle childhood was not significantly related to behavior problems; nevertheless, shorter sleep in adolescence, in both categorical and continuous scales, was significantly related to behavior problems. In conclusion, behavior problems in adolescence are associated with longer sleep in middle childhood and shorter sleep in adolescence.

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“…A study of nursing students during the pandemic concluded that fear of COVID-19 was associated with their high irritability and poor sleep quality [ 35 ]. A meta-analysis also concluded that there was a significant association between sleep quality and irritability [ 36 ]…”

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Sleep Quality between Nurses and the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: What Are the Differences?

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Gaspar

Fonseca

et al. 2023

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Although several studies have described the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on sleep quality, there are few studies that, in the same time period and using the same assessment tools, compare sleep quality and mental health status between nurses and the general population. Thus, the aim of this study was to (a) examine whether there were differences between nurses and the general population regarding sleep quality and mental health status during the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) identify which factors may explain sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. To do that, we carried out a cross-sectional study in Portugal. Data were collected using an online survey platform during the first COVID-19 wave, from April to August 2020. Nurses presented poorer sleep quality than the general population, as well as higher anxiety levels. Irritability and worries about the future were two of the factors that might explain those differences. Thus, we can conclude that irritability and worries about the future are dimensions of anxiety that were associated with poor sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it would be important to adopt regular anxiety and sleep assessments, particularly for nurses, and to implement strategies to reduce this problem.

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The association of sleep quality and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Cited by 61 publications

References 118 publications

Anger and Dementia Caregiving: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Anger and Hostility on Caregivers’ Physical Health

Anger and Dementia Caregiving: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Anger and Hostility on Caregivers’ Physical Health

Middle childhood and adolescence sleep duration and behavior problems in adolescence

Sleep Quality between Nurses and the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: What Are the Differences?

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