Sleep Disturbance in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that sleep disturbance is both highly prevalent (86% PSQI ≥5) and severe (54.6% PSQI ≥10) in patients recovering from a traumatic orthopaedic injury. The bodily pain, vitality, and mental health components of the SF-36 were independently associated with worse sleep quality. The average orthopaedic trauma patient presents with a sleep score similar to that seen in clinical sleep disorders and clinical depression. Interestingly, in our study, the severity of the overall injury burden as measured by ISS and time since injury were not independently associated with the severity of sleep disturbance, as one might expect. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Article Source Type: research