AUTHOR=Kennair Leif Edward Ottesen , Hagen Roger , Hjemdal Odin , Havnen Audun , Ryum Truls , Solem Stian 

TITLE=Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, and Quality of Life in a Representative Community Sample of Older Adults Living at Home

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.811082

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.811082

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>The aim of the study was to explore symptoms of anxiety and depression, insomnia, and quality of life in a Norwegian community sample of older adults.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A representative sample (<italic>N</italic> = 1069) was drawn from home-dwelling people of 60 years and above, living in a large municipality in Norway (Trondheim).</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Based on established cut-off scores, 83.7% of the participants showed no symptoms of anxiety/depression, 12% had mild symptoms, 2.7% moderate symptoms, 1.5% showed severe symptoms of anxiety/depression. A total of 18.4% reported insomnia symptoms. Regarding health-related quality of life, few participants reported problems with self-care, but pain and discomfort were common (59%). Depression/anxiety, insomnia, and health-related quality of life showed moderate to strong associations.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>The results suggest a close interplay between anxiety/depression, insomnia, and health-related quality of life in older adults.</p></sec>