ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2019
Sleep Complaints and Sleep Quality in Spinal Cord Injury: A Web-Based Survey.
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- Music tuned to 432 Hz versus music tuned to 440 Hz for improving sleep in patients with spinal cord injuries: a double-blind cross-over pilot study.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Trial
- General Sleep Disturbance Scale (GSDS-IT) in people with spinal cord injury: a psychometric study.Spinal cord · 2020Trial
- Sleep Physiology in Spine Disease: A Comparative Study of Cervical and Lumbar Patients.Clinical spine surgery · 2025Article
- The Effect of Eight Weeks of Passive Heat Therapy on Mental Health, Sleep, and Chronic Pain in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cardiometabolic Risk in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Temporal and Geographical Trends.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- What Links Sleep and Neuropathic Pain?: A Literature Review on the Neural Circuits for Sleep and Pain Control.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Review
- Brain activation during the N-back working memory task in individuals with spinal cord injury: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Insomnia severity predicts depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans with spinal cord injury or disease: a cross-sectional observational study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Observational
- Daily Variation in Sleep Quality is Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life in People With Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Impact Of Spinal Cord Injury On Sleep: Current Perspectives.Nature and science of sleep · 2019Article
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Abstract
STUDY
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine sleep quality and presence of sleep disorders in participants with spinal cord injury (SCI).
methodsA web-based survey, available online from February 2011 to July 2013, using validated sleep questionnaires, advertised via the internet and locally through SCI consumer organizations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, was designed to evaluate sleep in adults with self-reported SCI. Demographic characteristics and medical history were obtained from participant self-report.
resultsIn our study population, 70% of the 304 participants were male with a mean age of 45 ± 13 years. The mean duration of injury was 16 ± 12 years. Cervical injuries were reported by 49% and thoracic injuries noted in 40% of participants. Increased sleep apnea risk was noted in 31% of participants, with 66% reporting snoring. Insomnia symptoms were reported by 54% of the respondents. Almost 40% of participants ranked their sleep quality as "fairly bad" to "very bad" in the previous month, 29% reported "often" or "almost always" waking up because of pain, and 22% had difficulty falling asleep because of leg cramps. In the past year, 27% of the respondents reported daily uncomfortable leg sensations and 28% found these leg symptoms to be "moderately to extremely distressing."
conclusionsThis study increases the awareness that insomnia, sleep apnea, and poor sleep quality are common in individuals with chronic SCI; often coexisting. There is a need for increased screening for sleep problems by healthcare providers taking care of individuals living with SCI.
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