A Demographic and Polysomnographic Investigation of Fatigue and Sleep Disorders in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Objective: To investigate fatigue and sleep disorders based on demographic, clinical and polysomnographic data and show their effects on the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Materials and Methods: Thirty MS patients were enrolled in the study depending on the results of the polys...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Turkish Sleep Medicine 2018-09, Vol.5 (3), p.91-98 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective: To investigate fatigue and sleep disorders based on
demographic, clinical and polysomnographic data and show their
effects on the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Materials and Methods: Thirty MS patients were enrolled in the study
depending on the results of the polysomnography (PSG), Fatigue
Severity scale, Epworth Sleepiness scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Iindex, Beck Depression and Anxiety inventories. Patients, using (n=16)
and non-using (n=14) interferon, were compared with each other in
all parameters; ESS and PSG data were compared with a control group
consisting of 19 healthy people. Short form-36 (SF-36) data were also
compared with the society norms.
Results: Central fatigue was observed in 86.7% of the patients. PSG
data revealed that stage N2 sleep duration of those who did not use
interferon was significantly longer than those who used it (p |
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ISSN: | 2148-1504 2148-1504 |
DOI: | 10.4274/jtsm.70299 |