ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2023
Sleep disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: association with quality of life, fatigue, depression levels, functional disability, disease duration, and activity: a multicentre cross-sectional study.
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- Sleep-related problems among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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- The mediating role of sleep quality in the association between inflammatory disease activity and health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Fatigue in Inactive Auto-Inflammatory Diseases and Opportunities for Optimizing Clinical Care: A Single-Center Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Impact of Insomnia on the Clinical Course and Treatment Outcomes of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Iran.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Sleep and Immunology in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Sleep Measurement in Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
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- Sleep disorders in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025Review
- Latent profiles and determinants of postoperative sleep quality in elective surgery patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Impact of Triglycerides on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Risk Factor and Mendelian Randomization Study.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2025Article
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- Analysis of sleep disorders and their influencing factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Value of NLR and PLR in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Combined with Interstitial Lung Disease and Assessment of Treatment Effect: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and fatigue level, clinical and demographic factors in women with rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis patients: The status, independent risk factors, and consistency of multiple scales.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
- Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the correlations between pain, quality of life, fatigue, levels of depression, disability and activity, and sleep quality and common sleep disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
methodsThis multicentre, cross-sectional study enrolled patients with RA and sex- and age-matched control subjects. Clinical, sociodemographic, serological and therapeutic data were collected. Data from the Disease Activity Score (DAS28-CRP), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Berlin questionnaire, a visual analogue scale to evaluate fatigue severity (VAS-F), health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-depression (CES-D) score were analysed.
resultsThe study enrolled 247 patients with RA (190 females and 57 males) and 60 control subjects (50 females and 10 males). The PSQI for patients with RA was significantly associated with the DAS28-CRP, HAQ-DI and VAS-F. There was a significant correlation between the CES-D score, the Berlin questionnaire and the HAQ-DI and the age of control subjects. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that HAQ-DI (coefficient β = 0.103) and VAS-F (coefficient β = 0.028) significantly predicted the risk of sleep apnoea.
conclusionPatients with RA may suffer from poor sleep quality, which is attributed to depression, fatiguability, disability and disease activity.
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