Sleep, Fatigue, and Functional Health in Psychotic Patients
Joint Authors
Rock, Daniel
Naik, Neepa
Waters, Flavie
Source
Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study sought to examine the association between sleep, fatigue, and functional health in psychotic patients.
Participants included 93 psychotic inpatients (n=67 with schizophrenia) who completed the Chalder Fatigue Scale (ChFS), the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the SF36 Health Survey.
Patients were classified on the basis of their performance on sleep and fatigue measures: 60% reported significant levels of fatigue and 67% significant sleep disturbances.
28.4% reported both, suggesting that fatigue and sleep dysfunctions do not necessarily cooccur.
A closer examination of patterns showed that fatigue was only related to qualitative aspects of sleep and not quantifiable aspects of sleep disturbances.
The results also showed that functional health was the lowest in patients with high levels of fatigue, compared to patients with sleep problems only or patients with neither symptom.
A regression analysis further showed that the size of the contribution of fatigue onto functional health was twice as much as that of sleep dysfunctions.
In conclusion, the results show that (i) dissatisfaction with sleep—and not sleep itself—is related to fatigue symptoms and that (ii) fatigue is particularly detrimental to functional health, regardless of the presence of sleep dysfunctions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Waters, Flavie& Naik, Neepa& Rock, Daniel. 2013. Sleep, Fatigue, and Functional Health in Psychotic Patients. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471212
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Waters, Flavie…[et al.]. Sleep, Fatigue, and Functional Health in Psychotic Patients. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471212
American Medical Association (AMA)
Waters, Flavie& Naik, Neepa& Rock, Daniel. Sleep, Fatigue, and Functional Health in Psychotic Patients. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471212
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471212