An investigation into the prevalence of sleep disturbances in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a systematic review of the literature

Hackett, Kate, Gotts, Zoe, Ellis, Jason, Deary, Vincent, Rapley, Tim, Ng, Wan-Fai, Newton, Julia and Deane, Katherine (2017) An investigation into the prevalence of sleep disturbances in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a systematic review of the literature. Rheumatology, 56 (4). pp. 570-580. ISSN 1462-0324

[img]
Preview
Text
rheumatology.kew443.full.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Download (199kB) | Preview
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew443

Abstract

Objectives. To identify whether sleep disturbances are more prevalent in primary SS (pSS) patients compared with the general population and to recognize which specific sleep symptoms are particularly problematic in this population.

Methods. Electronic searches of the literature were conducted in PubMed, Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), PsychINFO (Ovid) and Web of Science and the search strategy registered a priori. Titles and abstracts were reviewed by two authors independently against a set of prespecified inclusion/exclusion criteria, reference lists were examined and a narrative synthesis of the included articles was conducted.

Results. Eight whole-text papers containing nine separate studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the narrative analysis. Few of these studies met all of the quality assessment criteria. The studies used a range of self-reported measures and objective measures, including polysomnography. Mixed evidence was obtained for some of the individual sleep outcomes, but overall compared with controls, pSS patients reported greater subjective sleep disturbances and daytime somnolence and demonstrated more night awakenings and pre-existing obstructive sleep apnoea.

Conclusions. A range of sleep disturbances are commonly reported in pSS patients. Further polysomnography studies are recommended to confirm the increased prevalence of night awakenings and obstructive sleep apnoea in this patient group. pSS patients with excessive daytime somnolence should be screened for co-morbid sleep disorders and treated appropriately. Interventions targeted at sleep difficulties in pSS, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and nocturnal humidification devices, have the potential to improve quality of life in this patient group and warrant further investigation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sjögren’s syndrome, systematic review, sleep, quality of life, disability evaluation
Subjects: A300 Clinical Medicine
C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User: Jason Ellis
Date Deposited: 19 Jan 2017 10:12
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 08:31
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/29211

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics