Results
The average amount of veteran participant sleep was 5.6 hours. 76% of veterans report that they do not typically get enough sleep. Even more alarming, 91% of the veterans surveyed reported often feeling tired, fatigued or sleepy during the day. “Having trouble falling or staying asleep” was by far the most frequent reason cited by veterans as a cause of not getting enough sleep (70%). Other common reasons included: “sleep is poor quality” (53%), “being too busy with work or family responsibilities” (13%), “being a night owl” (12%), and “liking to watch television late at night” (8%).
Importantly, 74.3% of respondents reported meeting general clinical criteria for insomnia (i.e., trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, 3 or more nights per week for at least a month with at least some significant sleep-related daytime symptoms). In the general population, the prevalence of chronic insomnia is 10-15%. Veterans who had actively engaged in combat were also more likely to report insomnia than those who had not actively engaged in combat (78.7% vs. 69.2%)
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