Prevalence rates and correlates of insomnia disorder in post-9/11 veterans enrolling in VA healthcare.

Sleep
Peter J ColvonenNiloofar Afari

Abstract

Post-9/11 veterans are particularly vulnerable to insomnia disorder. Having accurate prevalence rates of insomnia disorder in this relatively young, diverse population, is vital to determine the resources needed to identify and treat insomnia disorder. However, there are no accurate prevalence rates for insomnia disorder in post-9/11 veterans enrolling in the VA Healthcare System (VHA). We present accurate prevalence of insomnia disorder, and correlates, in a large sample of post-9/11 veterans enrolling in a VHA. This was an observational study of 5,552 post-9/11 veterans newly enrolling for health care in a VHA. Data were collected using VA eScreening. Insomnia diagnosis was determined using a clinical cutoff score of ≥ 11 on the Insomnia Severity Index. Measures also included sociodemographic, service history, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, suicidal ideation, alcohol misuse, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and pain intensity. About 57.2% of the sample population had insomnia disorder. Our sample was nationally representative for age, sex, ethnicity, branch of the military, and race. The sample also was at high-risk for a host of clinical disorders, including PTSD, TBI, and pain; all of...Continue Reading

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