Homeless people sleep less and are more likely to have insomnia
Homeless individuals — living on the street, in short-term shelters,
small social services-paid hotels and other facilities for homeless people with
children — tend to sleep less and are more likely to have insomnia and
daytime fatigue, a study said. Sleep is part of good health, but the homeless
often have no access to safe and warm beds at night, said Damien Leger from the
Paris Descartes University. For the study, the team analysed responses from
3,453 people in French cities. Most of the participants were men and had an
average age of almost 40. The findings showed that the homeless had less than
four hours of total sleep and 41 per cent showed insomnia. Homeless women were
also twice as likely as men to report that they slept less than four hours.
In addition, 33 per cent of the homeless reported daytime fatigue and 25
per cent also reported regularly taking a drug to help them sleep. The study
suggested more attention needs to be paid to improving sleep for this
vulnerable population. ‘We believe that improving sleep deserves more attention
in this vulnerable group. More careful control of noise, lighting, heating and
air conditioning at night and addressing issues of personal security should
promote better sleep,’ the researchers stated, in the paper published online
by JAMA Internal Medicine.
29.12.2016
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