TY - JOUR
T1 - Excessive Daytime Sleepiness as an Indicator of Depression in Hispanic Americans
AU - Nuyen, Brian A.
AU - Fox, Rina S.
AU - Malcarne, Vanessa L.
AU - Wachsman, Solenne I.
AU - Sadler, Georgia Robins
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been shown to be associated with depression; however, this relationship has not been confirmed among Hispanic Americans. Method: This study examined the link between EDS and depression among Hispanic Americans (N = 411) and explored the potential moderating roles of age, gender, income, education, health status, and acculturation. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measured EDS and depression, respectively. Results: Hierarchical linear regression demonstrated that EDS was significantly related to depression. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis suggested that the Epworth Sleepiness Scale discriminated with adequate sensitivity and specificity between participants with moderately severe depression and those with less severe symptoms. No sociodemographic variables moderated the EDS-depression relationship. Conclusion: These findings suggest that depression should be considered when Hispanic Americans present with EDS.
AB - Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been shown to be associated with depression; however, this relationship has not been confirmed among Hispanic Americans. Method: This study examined the link between EDS and depression among Hispanic Americans (N = 411) and explored the potential moderating roles of age, gender, income, education, health status, and acculturation. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measured EDS and depression, respectively. Results: Hierarchical linear regression demonstrated that EDS was significantly related to depression. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis suggested that the Epworth Sleepiness Scale discriminated with adequate sensitivity and specificity between participants with moderately severe depression and those with less severe symptoms. No sociodemographic variables moderated the EDS-depression relationship. Conclusion: These findings suggest that depression should be considered when Hispanic Americans present with EDS.
KW - Depression
KW - Hispanic Americans
KW - Methodology and measurement
KW - Sleep
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U2 - 10.1177/1540415316660616
DO - 10.1177/1540415316660616
M3 - Article
C2 - 27465932
AN - SCOPUS:84994469250
SN - 1540-4153
VL - 14
SP - 116
EP - 123
JO - Hispanic Health Care International
JF - Hispanic Health Care International
IS - 3
ER -