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. 2025 Jul 16:16:1606743.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1606743. eCollection 2025.

Poor sleep quality among patients with Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Tong Leong Si #  1   2 , Yue-Ying Wang #  2   3 , Jia-Xin Li #  3 , Wei Bai #  4 , He-Li Sun  2   3 , Shu-Ying Rao  2 , Han-Yu Zhu  2 , Gabor S Ungvari  5   6 , Zhaohui Su  7 , Teris Cheung  8 , Chee H Ng  9 , Yu-Tao Xiang  2   3 , Gang Wang  10
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Poor sleep quality among patients with Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Tong Leong Si et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Objective: Poor sleep quality is common among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), although the reported prevalence rates vary between studies. This meta-analysis examined the overall prevalence of poor sleep quality in patients with PD and identified potential factors contributing to the differences in prevalence across studies.

Methods: Both PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines were applied in this meta-analysis. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CNKI and Wangfang from their inception to November 4, 2023. Studies were selected based on predefined PICOS criteria (i.e., PD patients, prevalence of poor sleep quality, cross-sectional/cohort designs). Study quality/risk of bias was assessed using a standardized 8-item tool. Pooled prevalence was calculated sources of heterogeneity (e.g., age, sex, depression, anxiety, cognition scores, disease severity, and medication dose) were explored via subgroup and meta-regression analyses. A random-effects model was utilized to calculate the overall prevalence and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results: In total, 63 studies involving 9,382 PD patients were included. The overall prevalence of poor sleep quality was 58.07% (95% CI: 54.26-61.88%). Higher rates were related to various factors including studies from Europe & Central Asia, Upper middle income countries, mixed patient sources, lower diagnostic cutoffs, and use of Movement Disorder Society PD criteria. Meta-regression analysis showed that late onset PD was associated with poorer sleep quality in patients with PD.

Conclusion: Poor sleep quality is common in PD patients. Regular monitoring of sleep quality and promotion of sleep hygiene should be prioritized in the management of patients with PD. Additionally, further research on sleep and PD is warranted in low- and middle-income countries to ensure the applicability of findings across diverse populations.

Systematic review registration: https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2023-10-0022/, identifier INPLASY2023100022.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; epidemiology; meta-analysis; prevalence; sleep quality.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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PRISMA flow diagram of study selection.
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Forest plot of pooled prevalence of poor sleep quality in Parkinson’s disease patients.
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