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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021

The Experience of Insomnia in Patients With Schizophrenic Disorder: A Qualitative Study.

David Batalla-Martín, Maria-Antonia Martorell-Poveda, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso, Eva Miralles Garijo, Ana Del-Cuerpo Serratosa, JuanCarlos Valdearcos Pérez, Miquel Montané Escobar, Marina Lopez-Ruiz

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors.

David Batalla-MartínNou Barris Mental Health Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria-Antonia Martorell-PovedaNursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
Angel Belzunegui-ErasoChair for Social Inclusion, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
Eva Miralles GarijoNou Barris Mental Health Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Ana Del-Cuerpo SerratosaNou Barris Mental Health Center, Barcelona, Spain.
JuanCarlos Valdearcos PérezNou Barris Mental Health Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Miquel Montané EscobarNou Barris Mental Health Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Marina Lopez-RuizService of Psychiatry and Psychology, HM-Sant Jordi Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInsomnia is a health problem that particularly affects people with schizophrenia. Its repercussions go beyond the disorder itself and affect many areas of life. The aim of the present study is to explore the clinical symptoms and consequences of insomnia in patients diagnosed with schizophrenic disorder and the perceptions of these patients regarding the care they receive.

methodsThe study takes a qualitative approach and uses semi-structured interviews to conduct a descriptive and interpretive analysis of 3 clinically different clusters of patients. These 3 clusters have been defined by using two-step cluster analysis based on the results of the ISI (Insomnia Severity Index) and EQ-5D scales (EuroQol-5D) and the presence of certain diagnostic symptoms in a sample of 170 patients. The final sample was 31 subjects. The analysis was based on a hermeneutic analysis of the patients' narratives regarding their experiences of insomnia.

resultsThe patients' narratives show differences in the intensity and experience of insomnia depending on the severity, as well as its impact on their quality of life. Insomnia has a huge emotional impact. Participants describe ruminations and obsessive thoughts as a key factor hindering falling asleep. Some of the everyday actions they perform encourage the chronicity of insomnia. The desired health response must include interventions that are effective, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, and powerful, such as pharmacological solutions. Psychoeducation and advice on sleep hygiene are highly valued tools as preventive strategies.

conclusionsTo know the experience of users gives us a more comprehensive understanding of insomnia complexities and brings some new intervention strategies in patients with mental disorders. It is important that health professionals intervene preventively to stop the disorder from becoming chronic.

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illness experienceinsomniaqualitative researchquality of lifeschizophreniasleep disturbance

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