SynthesisAdvances in rheumatology (London, England)2023
Prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Narrative Review Integrating Quantitative Evidence.Current rheumatology reports · 2026Review
- Psychological Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases: Psychorheumatology in Clinical Practice.Rheumatology and therapy · 2026Review
- Restless legs syndrome in axial spondyloarthritis: predictors and clinical correlates.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Neurological Symptoms and Comorbidities in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Sleep disorders in RA, axSpA and PsA are common despite good disease activity control-direct comparison of sleep quality and its risk factors using MDHAQ and PSQI.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Sleep Measurement in Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- Sleep disorders in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025Review
- Causes of Sleep Disturbance in Early ASAS Spondyloarthritis: A Retrospective Long-Term Experience.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Reduced Risk of Sleep Disturbance and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Following Joint Replacement in Osteoarthritis Patients.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence of sleep disturbances in endometriosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundAnkylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients face several challenges due to the nature of the disease and its physical and psychological complications. Sleep disorders are among the most important concerns. Sleep disorders can aggravate the signs and symptoms of the disease and ultimately reduce the quality of patients' lives. This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis to pool the reported prevalence of sleep disorders among AS patients.
methodsTo find related studies, the WoS, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched without a lower time limit. Heterogeneity among the identified studies was checked using the I
resultsIn the review of 18 studies with a sample size of 5,840, the overall pooled prevalence of sleep disorders among AS patients based on the random effects method was found to be 53% (95% CI: 44.9-61). The highest and lowest prevalence was in Egypt at 90% and Australia at 19.2%, respectively. Our meta-regression results show that with the increase in 'sample size' and 'year of publication', the overall prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with AS decreases (p < 0.05).
conclusionThe results of the present study indicate a high and significant prevalence of sleep disorders among AS patients. Thus, health policymakers and healthcare providers must focus on timely diagnosis and effective educational and therapeutic interventions for the prevention and proper treatment of sleep disorders in this population of patients.
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