SynthesisNeuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater2020
Sleep disturbances and back pain : Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05846087 (Mobile App-delivered Sleep Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Mobile App-delivered Sleep Therapy (SleepFix) for Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Insomnia: a Randomized Controlled Trial With Internal Pilot Study
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of Self-Reported Work-Related Lower Back Pain and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of environmental and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Videoconference-Supervised Group Exercise Reduces Low Back Pain in Eldercare Workers: Results from the ReViEEW Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Trajectories of psychological distress and spinal pain in manual therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Occupational and non-occupational device-measured movement behaviours and low back pain: a compositional isotemporal substitution analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Factors and their age differences associated with low back pain among Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study.Industrial health · 2025Article
- Lumbar Paravertebral Muscle Pain Management Using Kinesitherapy and Electrotherapeutic Modalities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between proportion of night shifts and musculoskeletal pain and headaches in nurses: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Body mass index and sleep disturbances: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2023Review
- Association of meeting 24-hour movement guidelines with low back pain among adults.AIMS public health · 2023Article
- Estimating Risk of Chronic Pain and Disability Following Musculoskeletal Trauma in the United Kingdom.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- An Exploratory Study on the Physical Activity Health Paradox-Musculoskeletal Pain and Cardiovascular Load during Work and Leisure in Construction and Healthcare Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Working Hours, Sleep Disturbance and Self-Assessed Health in Men and Women: A Multilevel Analysis of 30 Countries in Europe.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Pain reduction induced by tapentadol in patients with musculoskeletal chronic pain fosters better sleep quality.Drugs in context · 2021Article
- Predictors of pain in general ageing populations: results from a multi-country analysis based on ATHLOS harmonized database.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn today's society, sleep disturbances and back pain are both common problems which threaten health. Although some studies have focused on the effects of sleep disturbances on back pain, no meta-analysis has been done. The purpose of this study is to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the effects of sleep disturbances on back pain.
methodsA literature search in PubMed, Scopus and EMBASE with keywords until June 2019 was performed. The eligible articles were evaluated qualitatively and the results were pooled using random effects. The publication bias and the degree of heterogeneity were examined.
resultsIn all, 21 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Sleep disturbances were associated with back pain (odds ratio 1.52; confidence interval [CI] 1.37-1.68; P < 0.001). In men, the odds ratio was 1.49 (CI 1.34-1.65; P < 0.001). In women, the odds ratio was 1.56 (CI 1.33-1.81; P < 0.001). Begg's test (P = 0.856) and Egger test (P = 0.188) did not show any publication bias. A funnel plot and trim-and-fill method showed publication bias, and heterogeneity was also high.
conclusionsSleep disturbance is associated with risk of back pain. Improving sleep can be a deterrent against back pain. Therefore, interventions to reduce sleep disturbances can help to improve health. On the other hand, the relationship between sleep disturbances and back pain can be two-sided, and back pain can also lead to sleep disturbances. Not only in view of the lifetime prevalence and the multifactorial impairments of those affected, but also in consideration of social and economic burdens, this issue will remain of considerable importance.
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