Relationship Between Night Eating Syndrome and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among First-Year Medical Students

Year 2024, Volume: 46 Issue: 4, 611 - 617, 16.07.2024

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https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1481787

Abstract

Introduction: No studies have investigated the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain among individuals with nocturnal eating syndrome to the best of our knowledge. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of night eating syndrome and chronic musculoskeletal pain among first-year medical students and to investigate whether chronic musculoskeletal pain is more prevalent in students with night eating syndrome compared to those without.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 177 first-year medical students at Faculty of Medicine. Demographic characteristics were assessed. Presence of chronic pain in the musculoskeletal system for at least 3 months, number of painful areas, location of painful areas, and pain intensity were evaluated using the Visual-Analog-Scale. Night eating syndrome diagnosis was made according to the diagnostic criteria developed by Allison et al.
Results: The rate of night eating syndrome was 20.3%, while the rate of chronic musculoskeletal pain was 25.4%. Students were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of night eating syndrome. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of Visual-Analog-Scale scores, and distribution of painful areas. While 36% of students with night eating syndrome had chronic pain in any part of the musculoskeletal system, this rate was lower in students without night eating syndrome, at 22%. However, this difference was not statistically significant. The only statistically significant difference was the number of painful areas which were higher in students with night eating syndrome.
Discussion: Educational interventions on potential consequences of night eating syndrome and proper dietary habits should be planned for students.

Keywords

Chronic pain, Night eating syndrome, Visual Analog Scale

Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Gece Yeme Sendromu ve Kronik Kas İskelet Sistemi Ağrıları Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Giriş: Literatürde gece yeme sendromu olan bireylerde kronik kas iskelet sistemi ağrısının daha fazla görülüp görülmediğini araştıran bir çalışmaya rastlamamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, tıp fakültesi birinci sınıf öğrencilerinde gece yeme sendromu ve kas iskelet sisteminde kronik ağrı sıklığı belirlemek ve gece yeme sendromu olanlarda, olmayanlara kıyasla kronik kas iskelet sistemi ağrısının daha sık görülüp görülmediğini araştırmaktır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Bu çalışma Tıp Fakültesi 1. Sınıftaki 177 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Demografik özellikler sorgulanmıştır. Kas iskelet sisteminde en az 3 aydır kronik ağrı varlığı, ağrılı bölge sayısı, ağrılı bölgelerin yeri sorgulanmış, ağrı şiddeti ise Vizüel Analog Skala ile değerlendirilmiştir. Gece yeme sendromu tanısı ile Allison ve arkadaşlarının geliştirdiği tanı ölçütleri ile konulmuştur.
Sonuç: Gece yeme sendromu sıklığı %20,3, kronik kas iskelet sistemi ağrısı sıklığı %25,4 olarak saptanmıştır. Öğrenciler gece yeme sendromu olan ve olmayan olarak iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Demografik özellikler, Vizüel Analog Skala, ağrılı bölgelerin dağılımı açısından her 2 grup arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark saptanmamıştır. Gece yeme sendromu olan öğrencilerin %36’sında kas iskelet sisteminin herhangi bir yerinde kronik ağrı saptanırken, gece yeme sendromu olmayan öğrencilerde bu oran daha düşük, %22 olarak saptanmıştır. Ancak bu farklılık istatistiğe yansımamıştır. İstatistiksel olarak anlamlı tek farklılık gece yeme sendromu olan öğrencilerin yüksek olan ağrılı bölge sayısında idi.
Tartışma: Öğrencilere gece yeme sendromunun yol alabileceği durumlar ve doğru beslenme alışkanlıkları ile ilgili eğitimler planlanmalıdır.

Keywords

Gece Yeme Sendromu, Kronik Ağrı, Vizüel Analog Skala

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın etik kurul onayı Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Etik Kurul Başkanlığı tarafından 02.01.2024 tarihinde 375 karar sayısı ile onaylanmıştır.

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