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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Investigating Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Psoriatic Patients: Results from an Observational, Web-Based Survey.

Alessandro Borghi, Alfredo De Giorgi, Alberto Monti, Rosaria Cappadona, Roberto Manfredini, Monica Corazza

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro BorghiSection of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9163-9691
Alfredo De GiorgiClinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
Alberto MontiSection of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Rosaria CappadonaUniversity Center for Studies on Gender Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3254-6043
Roberto ManfrediniClinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8364-2601
Monica CorazzaSection of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2105-6217
University of Ferrara · ITArcispedale Sant'Anna · IT

Funding

University of Ferrara FAR 2021, prof. Roberto Manfredini
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsoriasis is an inflammatory disease for which the implications and repercussions go far beyond the skin. Psoriasis patients suffer not only due to its skin manifestations and related symptoms but also because of comorbidities and a huge emotional impact.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate chronotype and sleep quality in a group of Italian psoriatic patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn observational, cross-sectional, web-based study was set up by the Dermatology and Clinical Medicine Sections of the Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy. The web questionnaire was sent to an email list of an Italian association of psoriatic patients with the aim of recording their main demographic, social, historical, and clinical data. The survey included two questionnaires: the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

resultsTwo hundred and forty-three psoriatic patients (mean age 52.9 ± 12.8 yrs., 32.5% males and 67.5% females) filled out the questionnaire. A good 63.8% of them were affected with psoriasis for more than 10 years, 25.9% reported having a diffuse psoriasis, and 66.7% were on treatment at the time they completed the questionnaire. With reference to chronotype, the mean MEQ score was 55.2 ± 10.7; furthermore, 44% of the patients were "morning-oriented types", M-types, or "larks", 44.5% were "intermediate-types" or I-types, and 11.5% were "evening-oriented types", E-types, or "owls". No correlations were found between chronotype and psoriasis extension. Based on the PSQI results, 72.8% of the study population was judged to have a low sleep quality. Sleep disturbance was significantly related to female sex, living alone, and the presence of comorbidities.

conclusionsSleep disturbance is very common in psoriatic patients, especially in those with comorbidities, in females, and in patients who live alone. The chronotype in psoriatic patients does not appear different when compared to the general population, nor does it seem to have any link with psoriasis severity.

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chronotypecomorbiditiespsoriasissleep disturbanceweb survey

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