Table 2 Prevalence of Suboptimal Sleep, Rates of Assessment and Receipt of and Desire for Sleep Treatment
Persons with a mental health condition | Persons without a mental health condition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Sleep duration (on weekdays/workdays)1 | X2 [1] = 31.1*** | ||||
Appropriate | 62 (34) | 418 (39) | 480 (39) | ||
May be appropriate | 50 (27) | 430 (41) | 480 (39) | ||
Suboptimal | 71 (39) | 213 (20) | 284 (23) | ||
Inadequate | 55 (78) | 175 (82) | 230 (81) | ||
Excessive | 16 (23) | 38 (18) | 54 (19) | ||
Sleep duration (on weekends/non-work days)1 | X2 [1] = 37.0*** | ||||
Appropriate | 60 (33) | 515 (49) | 575 (46) | ||
May be appropriate | 56 (31) | 368 (35) | 424 (34) | ||
Suboptimal | 66 (36) | 179 (17) | 245 (19) | ||
Inadequate | 48 (73) | 127 (71) | 175 (71) | ||
Excessive | 18 (27) | 52 (29) | 70 (29) | ||
Sleep onset latency2 | X2 [1] = 32.4*** | ||||
Appropriate | 118 (66) | 874 (82) | 992 (80) | ||
May be appropriate | 11 (6) | 67 (6) | 78 (6) | ||
Suboptimal | 50 (28) | 127 (12) | 177 (14) | ||
Awakenings (> 5 min) per night3 | X2 [1] = 19.0*** | ||||
Appropriate | 90 (50) | 719 (67) | 809 (65) | ||
May be appropriate | 59 (32) | 268 (25) | 327 (26) | ||
Suboptimal | 33 (18) | 85 (8) | 118 (9) | ||
Wake after sleep onset1 | X2 [1] = 13.1*** | ||||
Appropriate | 130 (72) | 894 (84) | 1024 (82) | ||
May be appropriate | 29 (16) | 108 (10) | 134 (11) | ||
Suboptimal | 22 (12) | 64 (6) | 86 (7) | ||
Sleep efficiency&,4 | X2 [1] = 9.0** | ||||
Appropriate | 119 (71) | 845 (84) | 964 (76) | ||
May be appropriate | 27 (16) | 114 (11) | 141 (11) | ||
Suboptimal | 21 (13) | 53 (5) | 74 (6) | ||
Nap frequency (days/week)5 | |||||
Appropriate | 13 (7) | 55 (5) | 68 (5) | ||
May be appropriate | 171 (93) | 1021 (95) | 1192 (95) | ||
Suboptimal | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Number of naps per day6 | X2 [1] = 0.1 | ||||
Appropriate | 13 (7) | 55 (5) | 68 (5) | ||
May be appropriate | 170 (92) | 1011 (94) | 1181 (94) | ||
Suboptimal | 1 (1) | 8 (1) | 9 (1) | ||
Nap duration7 | X2 [1] = 17.2*** | ||||
Appropriate | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
May be appropriate | 166 (90) | 1035 (97) | 1201 (96) | ||
Suboptimal | 18 (10) | 34 (3) | 52 (4) | ||
In the past 12-months, have you been asked about the duration and/or quality of your sleep from a health care clinician or service? | X2 [1] = 77.3*** | ||||
Yes | 70 (38) | 133 (12) | 203 (16) | ||
No | 30 (16) | 157 (15) | 187 (15) | ||
Nil contact with a health care clinician or service in the past 12-months | 84 (46) | 789 (73) | 873 (69) | ||
Unsure/no response | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | ||
In the past 12-months, have you received any intervention or recommendations to improve the duration and/or quality of your sleep from a health care clinician or service? | X2 [1] = 93.5*** | ||||
No | 44 (24) | 217 (20) | 261 (21) | ||
Yes | 56 (30) | 75 (7) | 131 (10) | ||
Sleep medication recommended or prescribed# | 32 (57) | 21 (28) | 56 (43) | ||
Sleep aids such as CPAP machine or nasal strips recommended or prescribed# | 10 (18) | 22 (29) | 32 (24) | ||
Sleep hygiene education# | 10 (18) | 12(16) | 22 (17) | ||
Psychosocial support such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)# | 5 (9) | 4(5) | 9 (7) | ||
Other support (referral to specialist service, medication advice, etc.)# | 16 (29) | 23 (31) | 39 (30) | ||
Nil contact with a health care clinician or service in the past 12-months | 84 (46) | 789 (73) | 873 (69) | ||
“I would like to receive support to improve the duration and/or quality of my sleep from a health care clinician or service.” | X2 [1] = 42.6*** | ||||
Strongly agree | 27 (15) | 41 (4) | 68 (6) | ||
Agree | 40 (22) | 132 (12) | 172 (14) | ||
Neither agree nor disagree | 29 (16) | 136 (13) | 165 (13) | ||
Disagree | 63 (34) | 525 (49) | 588 (47) | ||
Strongly disagree | 22 (12) | 232 (22) | 254 (20) | ||
Unsure/no response | 3 (2) | 15 (1) | 18 (1) | ||