Abstract

Objectives: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the sleep and quality of life of patients who applied to the pain center with the complaint of chronic low back pain(CLBP).

Patients and methods: This prospective observational study was conducted between May and June 2018 at the diyarbakır state hospital pain center. Fifty adult patients aged between 20 and 78 years {group 1 = PSQI ≤ 5 12 patients (24%) with good sleep quality, group 2 = PSQI ≥5 38 patients with poor sleep quality (76%)} were included in the study. The Sociodemographic Form, Short Form 36 (SF-36), The Roland-Morris Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used in the evaluation of the data.

 Results: The average age of participants was 42.9 ± 7,67 (range 20 - 78) years. The mean RMDQ score of the participants was 18.1 ± 4.4. Sleep quality was good in 12 (24%), sleep quality in 38 (76%) was poor (mean, 8.76 ± 4.04 points). The highest rated PSQI components were sleep latency, sleep disturbances, and daytime dysfunction. The relationship between the RMDQ score and sleep quality was assessed by t test and the RMDQ scores of the subjects with poor sleep quality were found to be higher, the difference between the groups was statistically significant. There was also a weak relationship between functional disability and sleep quality (Spearman = 0.31; p = 0.025), so the higher the disability, the worse the sleep quality. Patients with PSQI sleep quality of 5 and above showed lower SF-36 values ​​and a statistically significant negative correlation between them (r = 0.35, p <0.001).

Conclusion: The results obtained from the study indicate that it is important to evaluate individuals with CLBP in terms of sleep and quality of life.