Impact of Sleep Disorders and Sleep Quality on Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Author(s): Ruba Altahla, Jamal Alshorman, Maria karaminasian, Somayeh Sadeghi, Mohammed Alnaggar.

Background:

Many people with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) struggle with bad sleep, which is relationship to a reduced quality of life (QoL).

Objective:

The study aims to investigate how sleep disorders and the sleep quality influence the psychological well-being and QoL of individuals who have experienced a TSCI.

Methods:

This is a cross-sectional quantitivae study of TSCI patients patients admitted to Wuhan Hospital, Rehabilitation department, we used Pittsburgh Short form-12, and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess QoL, and quality of sleep, respectively. Moreover, was used Self-Rating Anxiety, and Depression Scale (SAS, and SDS) To assess anxiety, and depression among of TSCI patients.

Results:

The Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) score was 16.43 (SD = 1.87) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) score was 23.05 (SD = 1.09). Correlation analysis indicated that the PCS-12 had a negligible correlation with the PSQI (r = 0.04, p = 0.64) and a moderate correlation with SAS (r = 0.34, p = 0.87), while its correlation with SDS was minimal (r = 0.12). In contrast, the MCS-12 showed a significant positive correlation with the PSQI (r = 0.45, p = 0.03) but weak correlations with the SDS (r = 0.24, p = 0.85) and SAS (r = 0.12, p = 0.53). This suggests complex interactions among injury characteristics, gender, and sleep disorders in relation to quality of life measures.

Conclusion:

Our outcomes emphasize important role that sleep disorders. Furthermore, sleep quality play in the psychological well-being of individuals with TSCI.