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The relationship of sleep problems to life quality and depression

Hacı A. Sarıarslan, Yıldırım B. Gulhan, Demet Unalan, Mustafa Basturk and Senol Delibas
Neurosciences Journal July 2015, 20 (3) 236-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20150157
Hacı A. Sarıarslan
From the Department of Sleep Medicine (Sarıarslan), and Neurology (Delibas), Kayseri Education and Research Hospital T.R, Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Services and Techniques (Unalan), Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Department of Psychiatry (Basturk), Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, and the Department of Health Administration (Gulhan), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yıldırım B. Gulhan
From the Department of Sleep Medicine (Sarıarslan), and Neurology (Delibas), Kayseri Education and Research Hospital T.R, Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Services and Techniques (Unalan), Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Department of Psychiatry (Basturk), Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, and the Department of Health Administration (Gulhan), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Demet Unalan
From the Department of Sleep Medicine (Sarıarslan), and Neurology (Delibas), Kayseri Education and Research Hospital T.R, Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Services and Techniques (Unalan), Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Department of Psychiatry (Basturk), Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, and the Department of Health Administration (Gulhan), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mustafa Basturk
From the Department of Sleep Medicine (Sarıarslan), and Neurology (Delibas), Kayseri Education and Research Hospital T.R, Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Services and Techniques (Unalan), Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Department of Psychiatry (Basturk), Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, and the Department of Health Administration (Gulhan), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Senol Delibas
From the Department of Sleep Medicine (Sarıarslan), and Neurology (Delibas), Kayseri Education and Research Hospital T.R, Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Services and Techniques (Unalan), Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Department of Psychiatry (Basturk), Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, and the Department of Health Administration (Gulhan), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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    Table 1

    Distribution of the polysomnography patients according to their demographic-socio-cultural backgrounds.

    VariableNo(%)
    Age, median (min-max)49.0 (18-71)
    Income, median (min-max)1300 (400-9000 TL)
    Gender
     Male119(52.0)
     Female110(48.0)
    Educational status
     Illiterate-Literate20(8.7)
     Primary School69(30.1)
     High School87(38.0)
     University53(23.2)
    Marital status
     Single18(7.9)
     Married211(92.1)
    Resident in
     City146(63.8)
     District61(26.6)
     Village22(9.6)
    Employment
     Yes145(63.3)
     No84(36.7)
    Profession
     Worker70(30.6)
     Government employee56(24.5)
     House wife52(22.7)
     Self-employed42(18.3)
     Other (student, farmer)9(3.9)
    Smoking
     Yes73(31.9)
     No156(68.1)
    Alcohol
     Yes17(7.4)
     No212(92.6)
    Chronic disease
     Yes101(44.1)
     No128(55.9)
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      Table 2

      The scores of the polysomnography patients in PSQI, BDI, and WHOQOL-BREF Scales.

      ScalesMedian (min-max)
      PSQI Global7 (1-19)
      BDI total11 (0-47)
      Physical field- WOQOL-BREF57.1 (7.1-96.4)
      Mental field- WOQOL- BREF54.2 (12.5-95.8)
      Social Field - WOQOL- BREF58.3 (0.0-100)
      Environmental Field -WOQOL- BREF59.4 (31.3-96.9)
      Environmental Field -TR WOQOL- BREF61.1 (27.8-97.2)
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        Table 3

        Sleep quality of the polysomnography patients based on several variables.

        VariablesPSQIP-value
        Good n (%)Bad n (%)
        Age*n=90 46.2±11.6n=139 50.8±11.80.004
        Income#n=74 1300(1000-2455)n=117 1635(940-2200)0.601
        Gender
         Male49 (41.2)70 (58.8)0.546
         Female41 (37.3)69 (62.7)
        Marital Status
         Single13 (72.2)5 (27.8)0.006
         Married77 (36.5)134 (63.5)
        Educational Status
         Illiterate-Literate4 (20.0)16 (80.0)
         Primary School31 (45.0)38 (55.0)0.217
         High School36 (41.0)51 (59.0)
         University19 (36.0)34 (64.0)
        Resident in
         City7 (32.0)15 (68.0)0.741
         District25 (41.0)36 (59.0)
         Village58 (40.0)88 (60.0)
        Employment
         Employed64 (44.0)80 (56.0)0.038
         Non-Employed26 (31.0)59 (69.0)
        Profession
         Worker34 (49.0)36 (51.0)
         Government employee18 (32.0)38 (68.0)
         House wife15 (29.0)37 (71.0)0.119
         Self-employed18 (43.0)24 (57.0)
         Student3 (75.0)1 (25.0)
         Unemployed2 (50.0)2 (50.0)
        Chronic Disease
         Yes28 (28.0)73 (72.0)0.001
         No62 (48.0)66 (52.0)
        Depressive Symptom Level
         None48 (58.5)34 (41.5)
         Mild33 (37.5)55 (62.5)<0.001
         Moderate9 (18.0)40 (82.0)
         Severe0 (0.0)10 (100)
        WOQOL-BREF
         Physical field14.7±2.111.9±2.4<0.001
         Mental field13.9±1.912.1±2.4<0.001
         Social Field13.4±2.311.9±2.7<0.001
         Environmental Field13.8±2.113.0±1.80.003
         Environmental Field -TR14.0±1.913.3±1.80.002
        • ↵# Median (25-75 percentiles),

        • ↵* Arithmetic mean±standard deviation, PSQI - Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, WOQOL-BREF - World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale

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        Table 4

        The correlation among sleep, quality of life, and depressive symptom level scores among polysomnography patients.

        ScalesPSQI Global RhoTotal RhoPhysical Field- WOQOL-BREF RhoMental Field- WOQOL- BREF RhoSocial Field- WOQOL- BREF RhoEnvironmental Field WOQOL-BREF RhoEnvironmental Field–TR WOQOL-BREF Rho
        PSQI Global10.439**-0.572**-0.458**-0.361**-0.262**-0.293**
        Total1-0.597**-0.612**-0.281**-0.300**-0.350**
        Physical Field- WOQOL-BREF10.714**0.383**0.403**0.431**
        Mental Field- WOQOL- BREF10.363**0.475**0.512**
        Social Field- WOQOL- BREF10.396**0.382**
        Environmental Field- WOQOL- BREF10.964**
        Environmental Field-TR WOQOL- BREF1
        • ↵** p<0.01,

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