Transient effects of sleep on next-day pain and fatigue in older adults with symptomatic osteoarthritis

Poor sleep quality, pain and fatigue are commonly experienced by older adults with osteoarthritis (OA).1,40,48,65,66 Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated significant associations between poor sleep quality and higher OA-related pain intensity and/or fatigue24,46 and sleep improvements following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) have been associated with downstream and sustained reductions in pain and fatigue.61,62 In older age adults with hip or knee OA, weekly fluctuations in sleep interference and OA-related pain have been shown to track with each other.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research