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. 2022 Sep;21(9):4072-4079.
doi: 10.1111/jocd.14851. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Relationships between quality of life, sleep problems, and sleep quality in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Hale Ates  1 , Selma Firat  2 , Gozde Koycu Buhari  1 , Metin Keren  3 , Bulent Cifci  4 , Ferda Öner Erkekol  1
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Relationships between quality of life, sleep problems, and sleep quality in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Hale Ates et al. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the sleep quality among chronic urticaria patients using the Chronic Urticaria Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL), sleep quality assessment tools, and polysomnography and to investigate any relationships between the obtained results.

Methods: The study included 21 patients diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria and 19 healthy controls. We recorded the patients' sleep quality data, including CU-Q2 oL, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and polysomnography results.

Result: Patients in the chronic urticaria group were more likely to have an ESS score of ≥10 (52.4% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.004) and an apnea-hypopnea index of ≥5 (44.4% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.017) compared to the control group. In the patient group, the CU-Q2 oL total score was positively correlated with sleep latency (r = 0.713, p = 0.004) and PSQI-C1 score (r = 0.726, p = 0.005), while it was negatively correlated with urticaria duration (r = -0.579, p = 0.015), apnea-hypopnea index (r = -0.607, p = 0.021), longest apnea duration (r = -0.583, p = 0.029), total number of respiratory events (r = -0.618, p = 0.018), and apnea count (r = -0.686, p = 0.007).

Conclusion: We conclude that sleep-related problems exist among a considerably large proportion of patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Keywords: apnea; polysomnography; quality of life; sleep problems; urticaria.

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