TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effects of iron deficiency anemia on sleep and life qualities
AB  - Aim: Iron deficiency anemia is an important public health problem all over the world. We aimed to
determine the effects of anemia on sleep and life qualities in patients with iron deficiency anemia.
Material and Methods: Ninety-nine iron deficiency anemia patients and fourty healthy cases were
recruited. Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire were used to measure the qualities of life and sleep, respectively. A Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Index global score >5 was defined as poor sleep quality. The gathered data were analyzed using descriptive, independent-t-test, chi-square tests.
Results: The global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score was 10.23±2.87 in patients with iron deficiency anemia and it was 3.65±1.4 in control group (p<0.001). The scores of each item for the
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were worse in patients with anemia than control group. The quality
of life scores in the control group were higher compared with the anemia group (p<0.001). We also
found a positive significant association between sleep quality and life quality in patients with anemia
(p<0.001).
Conclusion: We found that iron deficiency anemia negatively affects the qualities of sleep and life
in adult patients. Therefore, we suggest that iron deficiency anemia should be investigated in the
etiology of impaired sleep and quality of life.
AU  - SİNCAN, Suat
AU  - Bayrak, Muharrem
AU  - SİNCAN, gulden
DO  - 10.5455/annalsmedres.2021.04.324
PY  - 2022
JO  - Annals of Medical Research
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SN  - 2636-7688
SP  - 108
EP  - 112
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/521418
ER  -