Assessment of Sleep Disturbances and Quality of Life in Egyptian Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 133, Volume 98, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 920-926 PDF (332.19 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2025.413760 | ||||
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| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that primarily affects synovial joints, causing damage and eventual loss of function. It is more common in women. One possible explanation for the high prevalence of poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is systemic chronic inflammation. There are likely numerous causes for poor HRQoL to which RA disease activity is a major contributor. Additionally, RA patients frequently experience sleep disruptions, which they have recognized as a possible contributing factor to their poor HRQoL. Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of sleep disturbances in Egyptian women with RA and to evaluate the relation between sleep disturbances, disease activity, and QoL. Patients and methods: The study included 56 female patients who had been diagnosed with RA. The Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28 scale was used to measure disease activity. The Health Assessment Questionnaire scale (SF36) was used to examine each subject. To assess sleep disruption, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was employed. Results: Subjective sleep quality, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, and the overall PSQI score were all considerably greater for RA patients than for the healthy control group. Disease activity, CRP, ESR levels, pain, QoL, and sleep disruption were all significantly correlated. Conclusion: Disruption of RA patients' quality of sleep. Disease activity and poor health quality are particularly linked to poor sleep quality. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| RA; Sleep quality; DAS; QoL | ||||
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