European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Impact of severity of CSU on sleep, anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults
Author Name :
OSAMA M. ABDEL LATIF
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Background and aim: Chronic Spontaneous urticaria (CSU) impairs the quality of life of patients and causes many psychiatric comorbidities, the affection of sleep quality and other sleep parameters were not previously investigated thoroughly .The aim of this study was to assess the impact of severity of CSU on sleep, anxiety and depression in adult patients. Patients and methods: 64 cases of CSU and 50 healthy control were enrolled; Urticaria severity was assessed by using Urticaria Activity score 7 (UAS-7), sleep assessment by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), anxiety by using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) and depressing by using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9). Results: the study found a significant increase in PSQI, GAD7 and PHQ-9 in patients with CSU then the control subjects, with significant increase in the prevalence of poor sleep, anxiety diagnosis and depression diagnosis in CSU than the control group. With a significant positive correlation between UAS-7 and all PSQI, GAD-7 and PHQ-9. Conclusion: a significant increase in poor sleep, anxiety and depression in patients with CSU were proved, this study recommend the screening of psychiatric illnesses in examining patients with CSU, also the need of controlling the aspects of psychiatric disorders during the management of CSU through multidisciplinary approaches.
Keywords :
Chronic Spontaneous urticaria, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, Urticaria Activity score 7, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 and Patient Health Questionnaire 9.
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