Help-Seeking for Insomnia among Adult Patients in Primary Care

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Table 1.

Comparison of Mailed Survey Responders and Nonresponders

Variable	Responders (n = 180)	Nonresponders (n = 146)	P
Age	40.4 ± 14.2	39.2 ± 12.5	.442
Gender (female)	71.0%	59.5%	.030
Some college education	68.9%	63.4%	.289
Racial/ethnic minority	16.0%	35.6%	<.001
Insomnia Severity Index	14.4 ± 4.5	14.1 ± 4.6	.493

Table 2.

Characteristics of Probable Insomnia Sample (n = 115)

	Mean ± SD or Percentage
Age	39.0 ± 13.4
Gender (female)	70%
Ethnic/racial status
White	85%
African American	13%
Other	2%
Level of education
No high school degree	6%
High school degree	24%
Some college	39%
College degree	18%
Advanced degree	12%
Number of medical conditions
0	11%
1 to 2	45%
≥3	44%
Self-rated health status
Excellent	9%
Very good	26%
Good	45%
Fair	15%
Poor	5%
Sleep features
Duration of problem sleep
<1 month	2%
1 to 3 months	9%
4 to 6 months	9%
6 to 12 months	9%
>12 months	71%
Usual sleep duration per night (in hours)	5.7 ± 1.6
Insomnia Severity Index	15.5 ± 4.5
Discussed sleep problem with physician	52%

Table 3.

Results of Multivariate Logistic Regression

Predictor	Unst. β	OR (95% CI)	P
Number of comorbid conditions^*	0.78	2.19 (1.13 to 4.22)	.020
Level of education^†	0.51	1.67 (1.11 to 2.51)	.014
Mean sleep duration per night (past month)	−0.35	0.71 (0.52 to 0.96)	.026
Insomnia-related daytime impairment^‡	0.73	2.07 (1.06 to 4.03)	.033

* On a scale of 0, 1 to 2, or 3+ conditions.
† On a 5-point scale, as detailed in Table 2.
‡ On a 3-point scale (‘somewhat,’ ‘much,’ ‘very much’; subjects who responding less than ‘somewhat’ did not meet sample criteria).