Investigation of Sleep Quality and The Relationship with Symptom Severity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 33 - 39, 31.12.2024

Ibrahim Ethem Guven , Yusuf Murat Bag

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze sleep quality and its association with symptom severity in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 subjects, including 50 IBS patients and 50 healthy controls followed at our center between November 2023 and April 2024, were recruited for the study. All participants were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the results were compared between groups. Additionally, the symptom severity of the IBS group was evaluated using the IBS Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS), and its correlation with the PSQI score was analyzed.
Results: Of the participants, 18 (24%) were male, and the median age was 40.5 years (range: 28–52). The total PSQI score was significantly higher in the IBS group compared to controls (7.5 vs. 4, p < 0.001). A positive correlation was identified between the total PSQI score and IBS-SSS (r = 0.501, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: IBS is a functional bowel disorder that negatively impacts sleep quality. Moreover, the severity of IBS symptoms is associated with poorer sleep quality.

Keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome, Sleep quality, IBS symptom severity scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee of Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital (Approval date: 11.2023; number: E-62).

İrritabl Barsak Sendromunda Uyku Kalitesinin ve Semptom Şiddeti ile İlişkisinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, İBS'de uyku kalitesini ve bunun semptom şiddeti ile ilişkisini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kasım 2023 ve Nisan 2024 tarihleri arasında merkezimizde takip edilen 50 İBS hastası ve 50 sağlıklı kontrol ile birlikte toplam 100 katılımcı çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Tüm katılımcılar Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi (PSQI) ile değerlendirilmiş ve gruplar arasında karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca, İBS grubunun semptom şiddeti İBS Semptom Şiddeti Ölçeği (İBS-SSS) ile değerlendirilmiş ve PSQI skoru ile korelasyonu analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Hastaların 18'i (%24) erkekti ve ortanca yaş 40,5 (28-52) yıldı. Toplam PSQI puanı İBS grubunda daha yüksekti (7,5 vs 4, p <0,001). Toplam PSQI puanı ile IBS-SSS arasında pozitif bir korelasyon tespit edilmiştir (r = 0.501, p <0.001).
Sonuç: İBS, uyku kalitesini olumsuz etkileyen fonksiyonel bir bağırsak hastalığıdır. Ayrıca, İBS semptomlarının şiddetinin uyku kalitesindeki düşüşle ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur.

Keywords

İrritable barsak sendromu, Uyku kalitesi, İBS semptom şiddet puanlama sistemi, Pittsburgh uyku kalitesi indeksi

Thanks

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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