Assessment of subjective sleep quality in iron deficiency anaemia

• Published in: African health sciences Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 621 - 627
• Main Authors: Murat, Semiz, Ali, Uslu, Serdal, Korkmaz, Süleyman, Demir, İlknur, Parlak, Mehmet, Sencan, Bahattin, Aydın, Tunahan, Uncu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda Makerere Medical School 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - psychology; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - psychology; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - etiology; Depression - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Quality of Life - psychology; Regression Analysis; Sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology; Sleep Wake Disorders - psychology; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; anxiety; Iron deficiency anemia; sleep quality
• ISSN: 1680-6905; 1729-0503; 1680-6905
• DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v15i2.40

We aimed to assess the effect of anemia on subjective sleep quality in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). One hundred and four patients diagnosed with IDA and 80 healthy individuals, who are gender and age matched, were included in the study. All participants were requested to fill 3 forms: a socio-demographic form (age, gender, marital status, income level and educational status), hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) scale and pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). According to the HAD scale, the average anxiety score was found 9.24±4.37 in patients and 7.58± 4.07 in controls. And, the average depression score was 7.53±4.10 in patients and 6.41±2.74 in controls. The total sleep quality score was 6.71±3.02 in patients and 4.11±1.64 in controls. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of anxiety, depression and sleep quality scores. Linear regression analysis showed no association between anxiety and depression with poor sleeping. IDA affects sleep quality irrespective of psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety.