Dysphagia and insomnia (Garand et al., 2025)

Purpose: We explored associations between self-reported swallowing and sleep problems (dysphagia and insomnia, respectively) in a nationally representative sample in the United States.Method: We analyzed data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. Multinomial logistic regression models examined the odds of insomnia among adults reporting dysphagia. The models were adjusted for relevant demographic and clinical factors. Population-based estimates were also calculated.Results: The weighted prevalences of dysphagia and insomnia symptoms were 6.2% (95% CI [5.84, 6.52]) and 49.2% (95% CI [48.5, 49.9]), respectively. Dysphagia was more common in individuals who were older; were female; have higher body mass index; have history of cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COVID-19, dementia, myocardial infarction, and stroke; and reported more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms. Individuals with dysphagia had higher odds of reporting trouble falling asleep some days (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.35, p Conclusion: Population estimates indicate that individuals with dysphagia symptoms are at greater risk of insomnia.Supplemental Material S1. Association between insomnia and swallowing during sleep from binary logistic regression analysis.Garand, K. L., Jones, K., Zhang, X., Bertisch, S. M., & Patel, S. R. (2025). Exploring associations between dysphagia and insomnia: Results from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 10(6), 2023–2031. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00058