The relationship between sleep quality and fibromyalgia symptoms

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between sleep quality and fibromyalgia symptoms in 326 patients. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess the presence of sleep disorders. Multivariate analysis of variance was performed to determine the influence of fibromyalgia symptoms on sleep quality. The prevalence of sleep disorders was 92.9 percent. Patients reported generalized pain (88.3%), memory failure (78.5%), moodiness (59%), excessive anxiety (77.5%), and concentration difficulties (69.1%). Patients with more symptoms reported poor sleep quality (<i>p</i> < .05; <i>d</i> = .74), and the total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score correlated with the number of symptoms (<i>p</i> < .01). Sleep quality has an important association with fibromyalgia symptoms.