Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Branca DBS

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  Evaluation of Sleep Quality by Actigraphy in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  Author(s): Lílian KCR, Cristiane K, Branca DBS, Marco TM, Virgínia FMT Lílian KCR, Cristiane K, Branca DBS, Marco TM, Virgínia FMT
  
  Despite the small number of studies about sleep quality and its possible occurrence in SLE, it is a frequent complaint among patients. This study evaluated sleep quality using actigraphy and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) in 46 women with SLE and the relationship between disease activity, cumulative damage, quality of life, pain intensity, fatigue, and medication to treat the disease, as well as the influence of pain intensity (subgroups) on quality of life. The short-form 36 health survey (SF-36) assessed health related quality of life (HRQoL), the fatigue severity scale (FSS) assessed fatigue, and the visual analog scale (VAS) was used to evaluate pain intensity. The significance level was 5%. Objective and subjective measures were concordant in sleep latency. Univariate logistic regression analysis was performed using categorized VAS pain as a dependent variable, we foun.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0277.1000276

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