Afr Health Sci 2015 Jun;15(2):621-7

Assessment of subjective sleep quality in iron deficiency anaemia.

Murat S1, Ali U2, Serdal K3, Süleyman D4, İlknur P5, Mehmet S6, Bahattin A5, Tunahan U5.
We aimed to assess the effect of anemia on subjective sleep quality in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
l="OBJECTIVES" NlmCategory="OBJECTIVE">We aimed to assess the effect of anemia on subjective sleep quality in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA).

METHODS:

One hundred and four patients diagnosed with IDA and 80 healthy individuals, who are gender and age matched, were included in the study. All participants were requested to fill 3 forms: a socio-demographic form (age, gender, marital status, income level and educational status), hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) scale and pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).

RESULTS:

According to the HAD scale, the average anxiety score was found 9.24±4.37 in patients and 7.58± 4.07 in controls. And, the average depression score was 7.53±4.10 in patients and 6.41±2.74 in controls. The total sleep quality score was 6.71±3.02 in patients and 4.11±1.64 in controls. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of anxiety, depression and sleep quality scores. Linear regression analysis showed no association between anxiety and depression with poor sleeping.

CONCLUSION:

IDA affects sleep quality irrespective of psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety.