Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2025; 15(4): 102447
Published online Apr 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.102447
Associations of social isolation with sleep duration and sleep quality in the elderly: Mediating influence of depression
Hong-Ying Yang, Lian Li, Lu-Jie Yu, Guo-Lin Bian
Hong-Ying Yang, Lian Li, Lu-Jie Yu, Guo-Lin Bian, Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Bian GL conceived the project; Li L and Yu LJ collected and analyzed the data; Yang HY and Li L wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Bian GL provided expert suggestions and revised the manuscript; All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Supported by Ningbo Medical and Health Brand Discipline, No. PPXK2024-07; and Ningbo Top Medical and Health Research Program, No. 2022030410.
Institutional review board statement: Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University, No. NBKNYY-2023-LC-29.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Data sharing statement: Data cannot be made available online due to legal and ethical restrictions and are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request at biangl123@163.com.
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Corresponding author: Guo-Lin Bian, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University, No. 1 Zhuangyu South Road, Zhuangshi Street, Zhenhai District, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China. biangl123@163.com
Received: October 18, 2024
Revised: December 25, 2024
Accepted: February 7, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Sleep disorders are common health problems in the elderly. Social isolation was found to be associated with sleep duration and sleep quality in community-dwelling elderly people. This study aims to explore the associations of social isolation with sleep duration and sleep quality, and the mediating effect of depression.