A new study found that spouses of military service members experience significant sleep problems, which can impact their health and psychosocial functioning.
Results show that 44% of spouses reported sleeping 6 hours or less per night. Approximately 54% of the sample endorsed daytime impairment due to sleep problems, and 62% reported experiencing daytime fatigue at least 1-2 times per week.
Spouses of currently or previously deployed service members endorsed poorer sleep quality and more fatigue than spouses of service members who had never deployed.