Gender differences in prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances in patients with epilepsy

BackgroundSleep disturbances are frequently observed in patients with epilepsy (PWE), with adversely effects on life quality and seizure control. The study aimed to assess the gender differences in incidence and factors of sleep disturbances in PWE.MethodsPWE confirmed the diagnosis of epilepsy were...

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Published in:Acta epileptologica 2022-05, Vol.4 (1), p.1-6, Article 7
Main Authors: Xiao, Yingfeng, Zhou, Junying, Xiong, Weixi, Lu, Lu, Zhou, Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anxiety
Body mass index
Chi-square test
Convulsions & seizures
Epilepsy
Gender
Gender differences
Insomnia
Mann-Whitney U test
Sleep
Sleep disturbances
Sleep quality
Women
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Summary:BackgroundSleep disturbances are frequently observed in patients with epilepsy (PWE), with adversely effects on life quality and seizure control. The study aimed to assess the gender differences in incidence and factors of sleep disturbances in PWE.MethodsPWE confirmed the diagnosis of epilepsy were consecutively enrolled in this cross-sectional study, with detailed information recorded. A group of healthy participants were recruited as the control. Sleep and mood disorders were evaluated with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).ResultsOne hundred and thirty-three patients (age: 30.2 ± 10.6 years, men: 51%) and 150 healthy subjects were recruited in this study. Compared with healthy controls, PWE had higher mean scores of the ISI and BDI (p 
ISSN:2524-4434
2524-4434
DOI:10.1186/s42494-021-00070-0