ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2017
Factors Associated with Poor Sleep in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis.
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- Subjective sleep disturbances are associated with reduced MRI-derived perivascular-space diffusivity in multiple sclerosis.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Frequency and risk factors of sleep problems in Egyptian patients with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The multidimensional sleep health of individuals with multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease and healthy controls.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- The association of comorbidities with sleep quality among Australians with multiple sclerosis: Insights from the Australian Multiple Sclerosis Longitudinal Study.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2024Article
- Sleep Disturbances, Degree of Disability and the Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Therapeutic Approaches to Insomnia and Fatigue in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Review
- The impact of resilience on healthy aging with multiple sclerosis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- The Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy-Based Sleep Interventions on Quality of Life and Fatigue in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2020Article
- Sleep Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis.Current treatment options in neurology · 2019Review
- Self-report sleep quality combined with sleep time variability distinguishes differences in fatigue, anxiety, and depression in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A secondary analysis.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
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Abstract
purposeCanada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world. Sleep disturbance in individuals with MS is approximately four times higher than in the general population. This is concerning given that poor sleep quality negatively affects one's mental and physical well-being. The objectives of this study are (1) to document the prevalence of sleep problems in a Canadian sample of older individuals living with MS, (2) to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with poor sleep, and (3) to investigate the potential impact of possible sleep-promoting and sleep-interfering medications.
methodThis study is a secondary analysis of sleep and related variables from the Canadian survey of health, lifestyle, and aging with multiple sclerosis study. The survey consists of 743 Canadians 55 years or older with a diagnosis of MS. We asked participants, "In the past 2 weeks, how much have you been bothered by problems sleeping?"
resultsOverall, 43% of patients with MS reported problems sleeping. The strongest associations were found between poor sleep and number of comorbidities, clinically significant anxiety, and a greater perceived impact of physical symptoms of MS on functioning.
conclusionSleep problems are prevalent in individuals with MS. Individuals who had clinically significant levels of anxiety were roughly two times more likely to have trouble sleeping when compared to individuals without anxiety. Efforts should focus on early identification and effective interventions for poor sleep in individuals living with MS.
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